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elgin marbles

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The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Elgin marbles \El"gin mar"bles\ Greek sculptures in the British Museum. They were obtained at Athens, about 1811, by Lord Elgin.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1809, sculptures and marbles (especially from the frieze of the Parthenon) brought from Greece to England and sold to the British government by Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin (1766-1841). The place is in Scotland, literally "little Ireland," from Ealg ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The Elgin Marbles , also known as the Parthenon Marbles , are a collection of Classical Greek marble sculptures (made by the citizens of Athens under the supervision of the renowned architect and sculptor Phidias and his assistants), inscriptions, and architectural ...