Disputed Antiquities

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National Treasure or Looted Artifact?
A portion of the Parthenon frieze that is among the Elgin Marbles in the British Museum. The museum insists that Elgin's men removed the marbles with the full knowledge and permission of the Ottomans, who were the lawful authorities in Greece at that time. Modern Greeks insist that the Turks had no right to relinquish Greek treasures.

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