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
Collection Group
Place of creation
Europe
Medium
plaster
Credit
Gifted by King George IV
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