elgin marbles

Noun

Meaning

Greek sculptures in the British Museum. They were obtained at Athens, about 1811, by Lord Elgin.

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There are no such things as the Elgin Marbles. Melina Mercouri

It was after the advice of Canova that the Elgin marbles were acquired by the British Museum, with plaster copies sent to Florence, according to Canova's request. Source: Internet

Some of the main featured pieces include the Rosetta Stone and the Elgin Marbles, which once adorned the Parthenon in Athens, one of many pieces whose ownership now comes up for debate. Source: Internet

"To me, the Elgin Marbles should be in Greece, not in the British Museum, because a lot of people will see them in Greece," he says. Source: Internet

THE director of the British Museum has hit back at Jeremy Corbyn’s claim that the Elgin Marbles. Source: Internet

Todd points to how Greece has been trying to get the Elgin Marbles from the British Museum “but they won’t give them back.” Source: Internet

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