Plaster Cast of Rosetta Stone

1911.01.0001

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification Plaster Cast of Rosetta Stone   (1911.01.0001)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Documentary Artifacts
  4. :
  5. Declaratory Documents
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Ptolemaic
Date 305 – 30 BCE
Culture N/A
Location On Exhibitin the Mesopotamia exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 98.0 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 76.3 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 5.0 cm
Weight waived g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Plaster
Manufacturing Processes Cast

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography Under Review

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Gift of the Department of the Classics, UIUC
Reproduction Yes, Original basalt slab in British Museum, London

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