Casts from the Elgin Marbles



Casts from the Elgin Marbles

Summary

Plaster casts of friezes and metopes from the Parthennon/Elgin Marbles. These casts were gifted to the gallery by King George IV in to commemorate the gallery's opening in 1823.


Object Name

Casts from the Elgin Marbles

accession number

1882.53

Place of creation

Europe

Medium

plaster

Credit

Gifted by King George IV

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