November 6, 2002
Newly discovered letter indicates that Elgin had no right to remove the Parthenon Sculptures
A letter dating to 1811, suggesting that the Seventh Earl of Elgin had no right to remove the Parthenon Sculptures has sold for £7,000 at auction. I’m very interested to see the full contents of the letter, to find out exactly what it reveals.
From:
BBC News
Wednesday, 6 November, 2002, 18:16 GMT
Elgin Marbles letter fetches £7,000A letter which could help to resolve the row between Britain and Greece over the Elgin Marbles has been sold to a Greek buyer at auction for £7,000.
The handwritten 19th-Century letter, bought by an anonymous bidder from Athens, fetched seven times its reserve price after frantic bidding.
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