Elgin Marbles

Japanese: エルギン・マーブルズ(英語表記)Elgin marbles
Elgin Marbles
The general term for the large collection of ancient sculptures brought from Athens to England in the early 19th century by T. Bruce, Earl of Elgin. While serving as the British ambassador to Turkey, Bruce obtained a charter from the Turkish government in July 1801, which granted him "free access to the Acropolis, which was then a Turkish military fortress, to carry out surveys, investigations, excavations, and to remove sculptures and inscriptions." He ordered his subordinates, the pastor Hunt and the painter Lucielli, to collect marble works from the Acropolis hill.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
エルギン伯T.ブルースによって19世紀初めアテネからイギリスに運ばれた古代彫刻の大コレクションの総称。ブルースはイギリス大使としてトルコに在任中,1801年7月トルコ政府から,当時トルコ軍の城塞であったアテネのアクロポリスに〈自由に出入りし,測量,調査,発掘を行い,彫刻や碑文を運び出す〉ことを認めた勅許状を入手。部下の牧師ハントや画家ルシエリらに命じて,アクロポリス丘上の大理石作品の収集に当たらせた。

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