The Art Newspaper reports that Egypt has asked the British Museum to loan it the Rosetta Stone for a three month exhibit. The article notes that one issue complicating this request is the stone's "iconic importance. It is probably the single most-visited object in the BM’s entire collection, attracting even more visitors than the Parthenon Marbles."
not to be all negative but i will lay odds that once they lend it.
ReplyDeletethey won't get it back. Egypt has been getting a lot of its treasures back legally. and once the stone is back where it came from they would have a hell of a court case. and there is some merit to their argument. personally i think it should stay where it is.