Informative statue

Informative Statue
Real-world counterpart
Rosetta Stone
Year		Unknown
Artist		Unknown
Main appearances
DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue WW CF NL NH
Name in other languages  てがかりのちょうこく  线索的雕塑  線索的雕塑  단서가 되는 조각  Tablette édifiante  Tablette édifiante  Piedra políglota  Piedra políglota  Pietra informativa  Образовательная статуя  Hinweisskulptur  Taalkundig standbeeld

The Informative Statue is a sculpture first introduced in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Unlike most other sculpture items, it is not based on a traditional work of art, but rather on the Rosetta Stone, a fragment of a decree written in Memphis, Egypt, in 196 BC on the behalf of King Ptolemy V. The stone garnered fame in the western world upon its 1799 discovery by French soldier Pierre-François Bouchard during the Napoleonic campaign in Egypt: because the fragment contained versions of the same text in Egyptian hieroglyphs, Demotic script, and ancient Greek script with only minor differences between the three, it became a vital tool for western anthropologists in deciphering the previously enigmatic hieroglyphs. While three additional fragments of the original decree were found in the ensuing centuries, the Rosetta Stone remains the most famous, and as such serves as the basis for the Informative Statue in New Horizons. It is called a statue in the game, despite not actually being a statue.

Art details

In New Horizons

Real artwork

Forgery

Rosetta Stone
Artist Unknown, 196 BCE
Granodiorite

Museum description	A stone slab found in Rosetta, Egypt in 1799. Helped efforts to decipher ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. Almost identical text is written in hieroglyphs at the top, then Demotic script, and lastly Greek script.
Buy price	4,980 Bells
Sell price	1,245 Bells
Obtain from	Jolly Redd's Treasure Trawler
Authenticity	Unknown
Furniture size

Authenticity

The Informative Statue is one of the most conspicuously identifiable pieces of art in New Horizons: while legitimate pieces are black in reflection of the real Rosetta Stone, forgeries are a vivid neon blue (which may be a possible reference to the software company Rosetta Stone Inc., who use a blue logo). The forgeries glow at night.

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The copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher/producer and/or artist(s) producing the work in question. It is believed that the use of web-resolution images of artwork for commentary on the scene or object in question qualifies as fair use under United States copyright law. See Wikipedia:Fair use for more information.