Rosetta Stone with Cat Silver Pendant

The Rosetta Stone with Cat Silver Pendant is a beautiful addition to your unique collection. The Rosetta stone is a red granite stele that was discovered in 1799 at el-Rashid (Rosetta). The stele contains Hieroglyphs, Demotic, and Greek script. Jean-Francois Champollion was the man who finally broke the code into the mysteries of the Ancient Egyptian language.

Without the Rosetta stone, we would know nothing of the ancient Egyptians, and the details of their three thousand years of history would remain a mystery. Pierre Bouchard a French captain discovered it in AD 1799, during the Napoleonic wars. Captain Bouchard was supervising the restoration of an old fort near the town of Rosetta when he found a block of basalt 3 ft 9 in. (114 cm) high and 2 ft 4½ in. (72 cm) wide inscribed with three different types of writing.

Ancient Egyptian cats enjoyed a sacred status in the religion of this country and cat deities existed even before the formation of the Kingdom itself in 3100 BC. The goddess Bastet was the cat goddess which was originally a warlike Cat lioness but eventually became associated with domesticated cats. Egyptian people worshiped cats for various reasons. They were popular because they kept away vermin, killed snakes and caused various other blessings for the people.

Ancient Egyptian cats were associated with rich symbolism. Cats symbolically represented the guardian of the underworld. Due to their divine relevance, there was not only a cat goddess, but cats were also honored upon death through mummification.

Like all our other exquisite jewelry, this pendant is handcrafted, highly detailed, top quality & made to last a lifetime. Furthermore it bears the 925 silver stamp for authenticity purposes.

Additional info:

• Shipment of our Rosetta Stone with Cat Silver Pendant takes from 4-6 business days

• Shipping takes place from Egypt