The elgin marbles a collection of stone sculptures and inscriptions more properly known as the parthenon sculptures was acquired by lord elgin in athens greece between 1801 and 1805 and today lives in london s british museum.
The elgin marbles poseidon.
The elgin marbles once adorned the parthenon in athens.
γλυπτά του παρθενώνα also known as the elgin marbles ˈ ɛ l ɡ ɪ n are a collection of classical greek marble sculptures made under the supervision of the architect and sculptor phidias and his assistants.
The parthenon marbles greek.
This elgin marble depicts poseidon the greek god of the sea.
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On the parthenon 1.
The marbles were moved to the elgin room in the british museum in 1832.
They were originally part of the temple of the parthenon and other buildings on the acropolis of athens.
While those on the west depict a battle between athena and the god poseidon to determine who would be the patron deity of athens.
The pulley he was using broke and the figures including a large poseidon was smashed to pieces.
So iris stands headless in london and poseidon s front torso lingers in greece lonely for.
Today much controversy surrounds the ownership elgin marbles both the british and greeks argue that each have legal and moral claim over the parliament s marble adornments.
Elgin marbles collection of ancient greek sculptures and architectural details in the british museum london where they are now called the parthenon sculptures.
These are the elgin marbles if you ask the british the parthenon marbles if you ask the greeks.
The parthenon marbles also known as the elgin marbles are a collection of classical greek marble sculptures mostly by phidias and his assistants inscriptions and architectural members that originally were part of the parthenonand other buildings on the acropolis of athens.
A few thoughts on the history and controversy of the parthenon marbles.
The temple faces east and its entrance is lined.