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elgin marbles

 

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Noun elgin marbles has 1 sense
  1. Elgin Marbles - a collection of classical Greek marble sculptures and fragments of architecture created by Phidias; chiefly from the Parthenon in Athens
    --1 is a kind of
    statuary

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Elgin Marbles

Noun

1. A collection of classical Greek marble sculptures originally part of the Parthenon temple and other buildings on the Acropolis of Athens. They were removed by Lord Elgin in the early 19th century and are now displayed at the British Museum in London, although there has been controversy regarding their ownership and rightful place.

Sample Sentence: The Elgin Marbles showcase the exquisite craftsmanship of ancient Greece.

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