The artifact was then handed to the British as part of the Treaty of Alexandria in 1801.
This has inspired them to launch an online petition backed by thousands of people.
Egypt has called for the return of the Rosetta Stone as early as 2003.
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In 2021, UNESCO called for the United Kingdom to return them to Greece.
Still, after many years, there’s a glimmer of hope for reinstatement and acknowledgment.
Museum goers viewing the Rosetta Stone at British Museum in 1985.
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Museum goers viewing the Rosetta Stone at British Museum in 2014.
Museum goers viewing the Rosetta Stone at British Museum in 1985. (Photo:RickDikemanvia Wikimedia Commons,CC0 1.0)
Museum goers viewing the Rosetta Stone at British Museum in 2014. (Photo:ProtoplasmaKidvia Wikimedia Commons,CC-BY-SA 4.0)
