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From 1801 to 1812 agents of thomas bruce 7th earl of elgin removed about half of the surviving sculptures of the parthenon as well as sculptures from the propylaea and erechtheum.
Elgin marbles british museum. The objects were removed from the parthenon at athens and from other ancient buildings and shipped to england by arrangement of thomas bruce 7th lord elgin who was british ambassador to the ottoman empire 1799 1803. It s a collection of stone pieces rescued removed from the ruins of the ancient greek parthenon in the nineteenth century and now in demand to be sent back from the british museum to greece. The elgin marbles are a source of controversy between modern britain and greece. In many ways the marbles are emblematic of the development of modern ideas of national heritage and global display which argues that localized regions have the best claim over items produced there.
The marbles were transported by sea to britain. His actions were thoroughly investigated by a parliamentary select committee in 1816 and found to be entirely legal prior to the sculptures entering the collection of the british museum by act of parliament. Elgin marbles collection of ancient greek sculptures and architectural details in the british museum london where they are now called the parthenon sculptures. All of elgin s collection of antiquities was then transported to britain.
The sculptures that formerly decorated the parthenon temple on the acropolis in athens also known as the elgin marbles were removed more than 200 years ago by lord elgin of scotland when greece. Julian spalding the former head of glasgow sheffield and manchester museums agreed that the british museum should give the elgin marbles back because they re an intrinsic part of one the. Some refer to the collection in london as the elgin marbles after the british aristocrat lord elgin who removed them. The ancient friezes which include depictions of battles between mythical ancient greeks and centaurs were taken by british diplomat lord elgin in the early 19th century and are now on display at.
Fischer said that the sculptures tell different stories about the parthenon which at various times was a temple of athena a christian church and a mosque. The 5th century artefacts are currently housed in the british museum and are widely regarded as one of the finest examples of marble sculpture on earth.
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