[MSN] Marble from the Athens Parthenon for Sale on the Internet

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Marble from the Athens Parthenon for Sale on the Internet

Balkan Travellers    

7 April 2008 | A marble from the Parthenon in Athens is being sold on the
Internet, Greek media reported.

The starting price in the bid is 50,000 US dollars, according to the Antena
television station. As proof of the antique object's authenticity, it was
reported, a recording of its being stolen was offered.

The report added that while the marble's seller is anonymous, there is
information on his identity and Greek authorities were informed.

This is the latest blow to Greece's battle to protect ancient objects from
its cultural heritage. As BalkanTravellers.com reported in February, the
country's ministry of culture proposed a new law to regulate various rights
and dispute settlements regarding the ownership of Greek cultural monuments.

Greece's longest-lasting effort for the recovery of its cultural objects has
been the dispute over the Elgin Marbles, currently owned by and displayed at
the British Museum in London. The country's newly-constructed Acropolis
Museum, which is expected to open in September, was built largely in order
to pressure Britain to return the pieces, so that they can be displayed just
metres away from their place of origin - the Parthenon.

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