August 7, 2008
How Scotland should be dealing with the Elgin Marbles issue
John Huntley follows up his earlier letter to the Scotsman, explaining the basis for how legal action could be taken in the Scottish courts over the Elgin Marbles.
From:
Scotsman
Purchase or plunder? A clear case for Scottish court to decide
Published Date: 06 August 2008
By JOHN K HUNTLEYLET’S go to Fife to see the Parthenon Marbles. We might have done, had Thomas Bruce had his way. The seventh Lord Elgin “acquired” them for his new mansion at Broomhall. Grand designs for a grand man.
Instead, we can see them in London’s British Museum, which “acquired” the “Elgin” Marbles in 1816.
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