LONDON (AP) — The British Museum has loaned one of the Parthenon Marbles to Russias Hermitage Museum the first time in 200 years that any of the ancient sculptures has left Britain. The move outraged Greece, which has demanded that the marbles be permanently returned.The marble sculpture of the river god Ilissos a reclining male figure from the west pediment of the Parthenon will be part of a major exhibition on Greek art being held as the Hermitage marks its 250th anniversary. The museum in St. Petersburg is Russias most renowned.The British Museums trustees described the sculpture as a stone …read more
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