“A product of empire, originally built on racial hierarchies, cultural hierarchies, social Darwinism”.
Stephen Welsh, curator of Living Cultures at Manchester Museum
Just to close things off:
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Tagged Acropolis, Archaeology, British Museum, Byron, Elgin Marbles, Greece, Parthenon, The Louvre Paris
Just to close things off:
1. Winged Victory, in possession of the French and claimed by Greece
2. Rosetta Stone, in possession of the British and claimed by Egypt
3. Samsat Stele, in possession of the British and claimed by the Turkey
4. Bust of Nefertiti, in possession of the Germans and claimed by the Egypt
5. Venus de Milo, in possession of the French and claimed by Greece
One final piece of trivia; the Samsat Stele is claimed by Turkey, the hole in the middle of it is because sometime in the past someone made alterations to use it as a vine press. No wonder the British Museum thinks they should continue to look after it!
Posted in Athens, Europe, Greece, History, Literature, Travel, World Heritage
Tagged Acropolis, Archaeology, British Museum, Byron, Elgin Marbles, Greece, Parthenon, The Louvre Paris
Have Bag, Will Travel 
1. Winged Victory, in possession of the French and claimed by Greece
2. Rosetta Stone, in possession of the British and claimed by Egypt
3. Samsat Stele, in possession of the British and claimed by the Turkey
4. Bust of Nefertiti, in possession of the Germans and claimed by the Egypt
5. Venus de Milo, in possession of the French and claimed by Greece
One final piece of trivia; the Samsat Stele is claimed by Turkey, the hole in the middle of it is because sometime in the past someone made alterations to use it as a vine press. No wonder the British Museum thinks they should continue to look after it!