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A History of the World in 100 Objects Omnibus
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A History of the World in 100 Objects Empire Builders (300 BC - AD 10), Rosetta Stone Rosetta Stone

This Greek inscription allowed modern scholars to begin to decipher hieroglyphs.

  • The side of the Rosetta Stone with an inscription made by the British Army
  • Zoom of the side of the Rosetta Stone with an inscription made by the British Army
  • A temple court at Philae in Egypt with a stela like the Rosetta Stone in place

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  • A History of the World in 100 Objects—Empire Builders (300 BC - AD 10), Rosetta Stone

    3/5 Neil MacGregor with one of the past's most recognisable objects; the Rosetta Stone

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