Egypt demands return of antiquities.(Front Page)(repatriation requested of several foreign institutions )(British Museum encouraged to return Rosetta Stone)(Brief Article) From: Art in America | Date: September 1, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Brant Publications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

In mid-July, Egypt contacted several foreign institutions to ask for the return of a number of key Egyptian antiquities. Among them are some of the world's best-known examples of Egyptian art. Echoing the pleas of the Greeks for the repatriation of the Elgin marbles, Egypt has appealed to the British Museum for the return of the Rosetta Stone. Dated 196 B.C., the stone is engraved with Greek and hieroglyphic texts that enabled scholars to decipher ancient Egyptian writing. It was u...

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