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List of Elgin Marbles on the Mentor brig. Commanded by Captain William Eglen, it left Piraeus on 18 September 1802 with seventeen cases full of antiquities, including: [1] [3] [5] 14 pieces of the Parthenon Frieze; 4 pieces of the frieze of the temple known as Athena Nike on the Acropolis; a marble throne
The Elgin Marbles (/ ˈ ɛ l ɡ ɪ n / ELG-in) [1] [2] are a collection of Ancient Greek sculptures from the Parthenon and other structures from the Acropolis of Athens, removed from Ottoman Greece and shipped to Britain by agents of Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, and now held in the British Museum in London.
The British Museum said ‘constructive discussions’ are continuing to be had over the possible return of the artefacts to Greece.
The so-called Elgin Marbles could soon be returned to Greece as the British Museum reportedly closes in on a landmark deal. ... the 17 sculptures and part of a frieze that decorated the 2,500-year ...
Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin and 11th Earl of Kincardine, FSA Scot (/ ˈ ɛ l ɡ ɪ n / ELG-in; 20 July 1766 – 14 November 1841), often known as Lord Elgin, was a Scottish nobleman, diplomat, and collector, known primarily for the controversial procurement of marble sculptures (known as the Elgin Marbles) from the Parthenon and other structures on the Acropolis of Athens.
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