Greece threatens British court for the return of the statue is not Ilossosa property developer – The Jewish Times

Posted 07.12.2014 04:31

Marble sculpture Prafenona since the last century is located in one of the British Museum, though it is considered part of Greek culture and was taken from here. All this time, art dealers from the United Kingdom explained the impossibility of returning to their historic homeland statue exhibit brittleness and the impossibility of its transportation.

These days in St. Petersburg will be held events dedicated to 250 – anniversary of the State Hermitage Museum. For Russian colleagues in honor of the holiday, it was decided to deliver the Northern capital marble sculpture. This angered the authorities of Greece.

So, according to the Prime Minister of Greece Antonis Samaras is a kind of robbery and the fact that moving the statue resent the entire Greek people. According to Samaras Ilossos must return to Greece. If we can not agree with the British Museum, the Greeks are ready to tackle this issue in court.

Meanwhile, the statue Ilossosa already exhibited at the Hermitage. Ancient Greek river god will stay at the museum until 18 January.

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