Ptolemy Pins and Buttons
Description: This original design features the Rosetta Stone, a granodiorite stele created during the Ptolemaic dynasty. The stele is inscribed with three versions of a decree issued in Memphis, Egypt in 196 BC. The text is in Ancient Egyptian using hieroglyphic and Demotic scripts, and Ancient Greek. The Rosetta Stone was the essential key to the modern understanding of ancient Egyptian literature and civilisation.
Description: From an original engraving published 1881 Please note with regard to scanned antique prints there may be some age related marks or faults from the originals which will show also on any print ordered. This is inevitable with prints of this age & actually lends an authentic look to the prints. Please refer to the actual image on sale. If you are interested in purchasing the original engraving or print that may be possible if I still have it, please send me a private message to check.
