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Elgin Marbles

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Elgin marbles
pl n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Antiques) a group of 5th-century bc Greek sculptures originally decorating the Parthenon in Athens, brought to England by Thomas Bruce, seventh Earl of Elgin (1766-1841), and now at the British Museum
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Noun1.Elgin Marbles - a collection of classical Greek marble sculptures and fragments of architecture created by PhidiasElgin Marbles - a collection of classical Greek marble sculptures and fragments of architecture created by Phidias; chiefly from the Parthenon in Athens
statuary - statues collectively
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Elgin Marbles [ˈelgɪnˈmɑːbls] NPL the Elgin Marbles → los mármoles del Partenón
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But, instead of going straight back to the office to-day, Mary turned into the British Museum, and strolled down the gallery with the shapes of stone until she found an empty seat directly beneath the gaze of the Elgin marbles.
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