http://www.elginism.com/20080201/950/ Elgin Marbles (Parthenon Marbles or Sculptures) Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:10:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.elginism.com/20080201/950/comment-page-1/#comment-5591 Craig Cowing Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:34:07 +0000 http://www.elginism.com/20080201/950/#comment-5591 The pieces were bought by the British Museum fairly after being offered to a Scottish museum. Sure, the chess pieces could be sent back to Scotland, but first they ought to repatriate art from other parts of the world. Fair is fair. These are not the Benin Bronzes or the Elgin Marbles. The pieces were bought by the British Museum fairly after being offered to a Scottish museum. Sure, the chess pieces could be sent back to Scotland, but first they ought to repatriate art from other parts of the world. Fair is fair. These are not the Benin Bronzes or the Elgin Marbles.

]]> http://www.elginism.com/20080201/950/comment-page-1/#comment-4825 John Huntley Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:38:19 +0000 http://www.elginism.com/20080201/950/#comment-4825 Perhaps the Scottish claim to the Chessmen would be more persuasive if the Scottish government through Linda Fabiani suppport the return of property misappropriated by its own countrymen - not least the Parthenon marbles. Perhaps the Scottish claim to the Chessmen would be more persuasive if the Scottish government through Linda Fabiani suppport the return of property misappropriated by its own countrymen – not least the Parthenon marbles.

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