Nereid Elgin Marble at The British Museum, London

The Parthenon Marbles, also known as the Elgin Marbles are a collection of classical Greek marble sculptures (mostly by Phidias and his assistants), inscriptions and architectural members that originally were part of the Parthenonand other buildings on the Acropolis of Athens. Thomas Bruce, the 7th Earl of Elgin claimed to obtain in 1811 a controversial permit 'not to remove statues but what he might discover in specific excavation' from the Ottoman house, which then ruled Greece. From 1801 to 1812, Elgin's agents removed about half of the surviving sculptures of the Parthenon, as well as architectural members and sculpture from the Propylaea and Erechtheum. The Marbles were transported by sea to Britain. In Britain, the acquisition of the collection was supported by some, while others likened Elgin's actions to vandalism or looting. Following a public debate in Parliament and the subsequent exoneration of Elgin, the marbles were purchased by the British government in 1816 and were passed to the British Museum, where they stand now on display in the purpose-built Duveen Gallery. This object is part of Scan The World. Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email [e-mail] to find out how you can help.帕特农神庙大理石（Parthenon Marbles，亦称埃尔金大理石（Elgin Marbles））是一批古典希腊大理石雕塑（大多由菲迪亚斯（Phidias）及其助手创作）、铭文与建筑构件，其最初隶属于雅典卫城（Acropolis of Athens）的帕特农神庙及其他附属建筑。第七代埃尔金伯爵托马斯·布鲁斯（Thomas Bruce）于1811年声称，从当时统治希腊的奥斯曼当局处获得了一份颇具争议的许可，该许可内容为“可发掘特定发掘区域内的出土文物，而非移除现存雕像”。1801年至1812年间，埃尔金的代理人移除了现存帕特农神庙雕塑中约半数，同时还取走了卫城山门（Propylaea）与厄瑞克忒翁神庙（Erechtheum）的建筑构件及雕塑。这批大理石随后被海运至英国。在英国，公众对这批藏品的收购存在分歧：部分人士支持该收购行为，另有部分人将埃尔金的行径比作文物破坏与劫掠。经过英国议会的公开辩论以及随后对埃尔金的免罪裁定，英国政府于1816年收购了这批大理石，并将其移交至大英博物馆（British Museum），如今它们陈列于专为其打造的杜温展厅（Duveen Gallery）内。本藏品属于“扫描世界”（Scan The World）项目。“扫描世界”是MyMiniFactory推出的非营利性倡议，旨在打造全球范围内可免费公开获取的3D可打印雕塑、艺术品与地标建筑数字档案库。该项目为开源社区协作项目，若您身边有具备收藏价值的物品并希望参与贡献，可发送邮件至[e-mail]了解具体参与方式。