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the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
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Elgin Marbles
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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.
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Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Elgin Marbles'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/e/elgin-marbles.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Elgin Marbles'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/e/elgin-marbles.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
