Horse Head Without Chariot - Elgin Marble at The British Museum, London

This is the head of a horse from the chariot of the moon-goddess Selene. She balanced the group of Helios in the other corner of the pediment. The horse is weary from its night-long labour: the eye bulges, the nostrils flare and the mouth gapes. 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.本展品为月神塞勒涅（Selene）战车战马的头部。月神的战车在山墙的另一侧承载着赫利俄斯（Helios）的车队。这匹战马因彻夜劳作而疲惫不堪：眼球凸起、鼻翼张开、嘴部大张。 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（classical Greek）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，原本属于雅典卫城（Acropolis of Athens）的帕特农神庙（Parthenon）及其他建筑。第七代埃尔金伯爵托马斯·布鲁斯（Thomas Bruce）自称于1811年从当时统治希腊的奥斯曼政权处获得一份颇具争议的许可，其内容为“不得移除雕像，但可取走特定发掘作业中发现的文物”。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，同时还拆取了卫城山门（Propylaea）与厄瑞克忒翁神庙（Erechtheum）的建筑构件及雕塑。这批大理石雕塑经海路运往英国。在英国，部分人士支持此次藏品收购行动，另有不少人将埃尔金的行为类比为破坏文物或劫掠。经英国议会公开辩论及随后对埃尔金的无罪裁定后，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），如今这批文物便陈列于专门修建的迪温画廊（Duveen Gallery）中。 本展品为全球扫描计划（Scan The World）的收录藏品之一。全球扫描计划是MyMiniFactory推出的非营利性项目，旨在打造一个可免费向公众开放的数字档案库，收录全球各地可完全3D打印的雕塑、艺术品与地标建筑。该计划为开源社区项目，若您身边有值得分享的藏品并希望参与贡献，可发送邮件至[e-mail]了解参与方式。