Turkey rejects claim Lord Elgin had permission to take Parthenon marbles ( www.theguardian.com ) Englisch
Official says no sign of permit in Ottoman archives, in blow to British Museum, which defends legal right to statuary
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Official says no sign of permit in Ottoman archives, in blow to British Museum, which defends legal right to statuary