I always find these conversations strange. The stone was erected by a long dead Greek Pharaoh of an ancient civilization that happened to be located on what is now Egypt. The stone was found in 1798 by the French and taken by the British as a spoil of war and, eventually, found it's way to the British Museum.
Who has claim? The Greeks? It was ruled by a Greek at the time. The Romans who ruled later? The French? The British? The pre-revolution Egyptians? The post coup Egyptians?
Everyone involved is long dead. It's not like WWII looting where the grand child of the former owner wants their property back.
At some point this is all the ancient history of us all.
Who has claim? The Greeks? It was ruled by a Greek at the time. The Romans who ruled later? The French? The British? The pre-revolution Egyptians? The post coup Egyptians?
Everyone involved is long dead. It's not like WWII looting where the grand child of the former owner wants their property back.
At some point this is all the ancient history of us all.