The british defend their ownership of the marbles based on greece s lack of an adequate museum and the fact that they paid for the pieces mcguigan 2.
The elgin marbles poseidon.
This elgin marble depicts poseidon the greek god of the sea.
Elgin marbles collection of ancient greek sculptures and architectural details in the british museum london where they are now called the parthenon sculptures.
They were originally part of the temple of the parthenon and other buildings on the acropolis of athens.
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.
The temple faces east and its entrance is lined.
The pulley he was using broke and the figures including a large poseidon was smashed to pieces.
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.
These are the elgin marbles if you ask the british the parthenon marbles if you ask the greeks.
A few thoughts on the history and controversy of the parthenon marbles.
The elgin marbles once adorned the parthenon in 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 other deities the building was dedicated to were athena patron goddess of ancient athens and poseidon god of the sea.
The parthenon marbles greek.
As the exhibition had.
On the parthenon 1.
So iris stands headless in london and poseidon s front torso lingers in greece lonely for.
The marbles were moved to the elgin room in the british museum in 1832.