October 5, 2002
Italy to loan fragment of Parthenon Frieze to Greece
A small fragment of the Parthenon Frieze, one of a number of pieces dotted around Europe, looks likely to return to Athens on loan. The bulk of the sculptures are of course split between Greece & the British Museum – the other smaller fragments only make up about one percent of the total that survive.
From:
CNN
Italy to loan Greece ‘lost’ antiquity
Friday, October 4, 2002 Posted: 11:01 AM EDT (1501 GMTROME, Italy — Italy says it will return a fragment of the 5th century B.C. Parthenon Marbles to Greece.
The return of part of the statue of Peitho, goddess of persuasion and seduction, could take place within weeks, officials say.
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