LONDON (AP) — One of the British Museum’s much-disputed Parthenon Marbles was unveiled Friday after being sent in secret to Russia — a surprise move that outraged Greece, which has long demanded the return of the artifacts.
The loan of the piece, an elegant depiction of the river god Ilissos, was the first time in two centuries that any of the contested sculptures has left Britain — and raised questions of timing amid growing tension between Russia and the West over Ukraine and other disputes.
The museum announced the loan only after the sculpture — a headless Ilissos reclining amid exquisitely carved …read more
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
