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<p> A collection of ancient sculptured marbles brought from [[Athens]] by the Earl of [[Elgin]] in 1812, and now deposited in the British Museum, after purchase of them by the [[Government]] for £35,000; these sculptures adorned certain public buildings in the Acropolis, and consist of portions of statues, of which that of [[Theseus]] is the chief, of alto-reliefs representing the struggle of the Centaurs and Lapithæ, and of a large section of a frieze. </p> | <p> A collection of ancient sculptured marbles brought from [[Athens]] by the [[Earl]] of [[Elgin]] in 1812, and now deposited in the [[British]] Museum, after purchase of them by the [[Government]] for £35,000; these sculptures adorned certain public buildings in the Acropolis, and consist of portions of statues, of which that of [[Theseus]] is the chief, of alto-reliefs representing the struggle of the Centaurs and Lapithæ, and of a large section of a frieze. </p> | ||
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Revision as of 20:07, 11 October 2021
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [1]
A collection of ancient sculptured marbles brought from Athens by the Earl of Elgin in 1812, and now deposited in the British Museum, after purchase of them by the Government for £35,000; these sculptures adorned certain public buildings in the Acropolis, and consist of portions of statues, of which that of Theseus is the chief, of alto-reliefs representing the struggle of the Centaurs and Lapithæ, and of a large section of a frieze.
