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The amaravati collection sometimes called the amaravati marbles is a series of 120 sculptures and inscriptions in the british museum from the amaravathi mahachaitya in amaravathi guntur in the indian state of andhra pradesh.
The marbles were acquired between 1801 and 1805 by lord elgin thomas bruce 7th earl of elgin ambassador to constantinople istanbul the capital of the ottoman empire.
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The amaravati sculptures have also been called the elliot marbles on account of their association in with sir walter elliot in the 1840s.
Unfortunately the parthenon marbles in the british museum have been known by many as the elgin marbles.
His work saw many exciting new discoveries such as the surviving presence of traces of ancient paint.
This is an ongoing argument but meanwhile the british museum is the place to see them.
The approach of the acropolis museum and the british museum are complementary.
The amaravati artefacts entered the museum s collection in the 1880s.
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The elgin marbles refer to a collection of ancient greek sculptures and architectural details dating back to the fifth century bc which are currently kept in the british museum london.
Its history has been a series of good intentions marred by the occasional cock up and the 1930s cleaning was such a cock up.
The acropolis museum provides an in depth view of the ancient history of its city the british museum offers a sense of the wider cultural context and sustained interaction with the neighbouring civilisations of egypt and the near east which contributed to the unique achievements of ancient greece.
The parthenon marbles as displayed in the british museum.
Crossword answers for british museum gallery with the elgin marbles added on wednesday august 19 2020.
There are also large collections of sculpture at the site museum.
The british museum is prevented by uk law from returning the marbles although the labour leader jeremy corbyn has said he would repatriate them if his party were elected.