Rosetta Stone - San Jose, CA - Exact Replicas on Waymarking.com

This sculpture is in San Jose's San Jose's Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum.
The placard accompanying the statue explains that it is a replica cast from the original at the British Museum and explains that the Rosetta Stone was erected in 196 BC to commemorate the 9th year of the reign of the Pharaoh Ptolomy V. It is inscribed in Egyptian hieroglyphics, ancient Greek and demotic Egyptian scripts. This replica is made of fiberglass and was obtained in 1988.

Where is original located?: British Museum, London Where is this replica located?: Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, San Jose, CA Who created the original?: Egyptians Internet Link about Original: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_Stone Year Original was Created (approx. ok): 196 BC

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