print email comment close The Parthenon Marbles URL: http://www.uk.digiserve.com/mentor/marbles/ Description: Portions of the marble sculptures that comprised the Parthenon frieze, metopes, and pediment statues were removed from Greece in the early 1800s by Lord Elgin and sold to the British government. There is now a movement to return the marbles to Greece. The site features a history of the marbles, Greek and British government positions on their return, the status of the return efforts, and more. Includes images. Author: Swindale, Ian Extra Keywords Elgin Marbles British Museum Library of Congress Subject Headings: Elgin marbles Greece -- Antiquities Parthenon (Athens, Greece) Sculpture, Greek LII Database Information: Record 2496 created by Maria Brandt on 06/08/2004 Last modification on 06/08/2004 Published: 06/08/2004   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/2496