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elgin marbles

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  1. 1. Greek sculptures in the British Museum. They were obtained at Athens, about 1811, by Lord Elgin. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. a collection of classical Greek marble sculptures and fragments of architecture created by Phidias; chiefly from the Parthenon in Athens Source: wordnet
  3. 3. Greek sculptures in the British Museum. They were obtained at Athens, about 1811, by Lord Elgin. Source: webster
  4. 4. Greek sculptures in the British Museum. They were obtained atAthens, about 1811, by Lord Elgin. Source: adambom

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