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The sculptures in question are the Parthenon Sculptures, also known in the UK as the Elgin Marbles, named after Lord Elgin who had them removed from a temple in Greece. They are widely believed to ...
The age-old controversy surrounding the Elgin Marbles is likely to re-emerge this year when the ... and was not satisfied with hiring artists to produce pictures of the Parthenon. He wanted to take ...
The Elgin Marbles are in the UK in the National History Museum but there is a long-running dispute over where the ancient ...
British Museum chairman George Osborne has previously said he is exploring ways for the Elgin Marbles ... in 2017 AFP via Getty Images The fate of the Parthenon Marbles is the most high-profile ...
Mary Nisbet, Countess of Elgin, is a character for the ages. She brought a smallpox vaccine to the Middle East, negotiated with Napoleon and helped her husband make off with the marbles of ancient ...
The British Museum and Greece’s prime minister are getting closer to a deal on returning the so-called Elgin Marbles ... to discuss the marbles.Credit...Dave Benett/Getty Images “If there ...
But Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin ... marbles from the Greek ruin from where they were cut, are sculptures which depict a mythological battle between heroes and centaurs and images of life ...
The incident comes after Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis used an interview ahead of anticipated talks to push for the return of the Elgin Marbles, saying the current situation was like ...
As rumours about talks to repatriate the Elgin Marbles to Greece resurface, we get two experts to make the case for and ...