Rosetta stone elgin marbles and all else in between from assyrian antiquities to egyptian mummies and just up from the john soanes museum.
Rosetta stone elgin marbles.
For items of universal importance such as the elgin marbles or the rosetta stone the question should turn on where they can best be studied and appreciated the former obviously in the new.
The parthenon marbles greek.
One could spend a month here though i was amazed what we accomplished in a day.
The famous objects in the collection of this british museum includes the elgin marbles also known as the rosetta stones and the parthenon sculptures.
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γλυπτά του παρθενώνα also known as the elgin marbles ˈ ɛ l ɡ ɪ n are a collection of classical greek marble sculptures made under the supervision of the architect and sculptor phidias and his assistants.
The rosetta stone in the museum is kind of a tablet of black rock known as granodiorite and it is included as a part of the largest inscribed stone that would have stood up to 2 meters of its height.
The rosetta stone was found in 1799 during napoleon bonaparte s egyptian campaign.
They were originally part of the temple of the parthenon and other buildings on the acropolis of athens.
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Another attraction at london s british museum this mammoth chunk of rock is part of a biggest stone adorned with egyptian hieroglyphics.
And the rosetta stone is not the only object of contention in the british museum.
All uk museums will be expected to adopt the guidance.
Established by act of parliament in 1753.
Countries are calling on the museum to return looted items like the rosetta stone the elgin marbles and 4 000 bronze sculptures from the kingdom of benin.
Explore bloomsbury s british museum home to the elgin marbles and the rosetta stone characterization of the british museum and of the bloomsbury group which met nearby.
The case of the elgin marbles is one of the longest running cultural disputes in the world.