Danish man brings back Athena artifact

[antonio]

Originally Posted by Hellenika
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Elgin didn't give a damn about those scultpures as he stored them in some dank shed or basement for years, I can't remember exactly where, as he was trying to find a buyer. They sustained some damage from that storage.

Thanks. I wasn't aware of that.

[gmellos]

Originally Posted by Hellenika
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Because there is question to whether they were paid for. Supposedly Elgin paid the Turkish filth there at the time for them

The Earl of Elgin STOLE those marbles! I found this in wikipedia!

In 1801, the British Ambassador at Constantinople, the Earl of Elgin, obtained a firman (permit) from the Sultan to make casts and drawings of the antiquities on the Acropolis, to demolish recent buildings if this was necessary to view the antiquities, and to remove sculptures from them. He took this as permission to collect all the sculptures he could find. (Sounds like stealing to me! )He employed local people to detach them from the building itself, a few others he collected from the ground, and some smaller pieces he bought from local people. The detachment of the sculptures caused further irreparable damage to what was left of the building as some of the frieze blocks were sawn in half to lessen their weight for shipment to England.

The British SHOULD GIVE BACK WHAT WAS STOLEN!!!!

[Hellenika]

Originally Posted by gmellos
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The Earl of Elgin STOLE those marbles! I found this in wikipedia!

In 1801, the British Ambassador at Constantinople, the Earl of Elgin, obtained a firman (permit) from the Sultan to make casts and drawings of the antiquities on the Acropolis, to demolish recent buildings if this was necessary to view the antiquities, and to remove sculptures from them. He took this as permission to collect all the sculptures he could find. (Sounds like stealing to me! )He employed local people to detach them from the building itself, a few others he collected from the ground, and some smaller pieces he bought from local people. The detachment of the sculptures caused further irreparable damage to what was left of the building as some of the frieze blocks were sawn in half to lessen their weight for shipment to England.

The British SHOULD GIVE BACK WHAT WAS STOLEN!!!!

And they took care of those marbles the way they take care of their teeth. The idiots at the museum thought to clean them and did a good amount of damage to them. They removed some kind of layer that was meant to be on there. I am sure you can find the info. This I know from a show I watched.

[Apollyon]

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well done

[gmellos]

Originally Posted by Hellenika
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And they took care of those marbles the way they take care of their teeth. The idiots at the museum thought to clean them and did a good amount of damage to them. They removed some kind of layer that was meant to be on there. I am sure you can find the info. This I know from a show I watched.

what do you expect? Typical English educated arrogance! Either way those marble belong in Greece!