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Description: | The Museum Collections of the University of St Andrews contain several casts, acquired for teaching and research purposes. There is a cast of the Rosetta stone: the original is held by the British Museum. The Rosetta Stone is an ancient Egyptian artefact, dating back to 196 BC. The Stone was crucial in enabling scholars to understand Egyptian hieroglyphic writing, which they had not previously been able to decipher, as on it the same decree is inscribed in three language: hieroglyphic (suitable for a priestly decree), demotic (the native script used for everyday use) and Greek (the language of the administration).
There are casts of the Phicaleian marbles. There is also a series of 'library' busts, sculptures of classical and literary figures such as Homer, John Milton and Dante, based on sculptures in museums such as the British Museum and National Gallery, London. | Subjects: | MILTON CAST sculpture fine art JOHN rosetta stone DANTE HOMER | Source: | University of St Andrews | Address: | KY16 9AJ | Creator: | University of St Andrews | Contributor: | University of St Andrews | Identifier: | HC:C40 | Language: | en-GB | Relation: | MC:C48 |
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