They hosted lots of parties and, befitting their diplomatic roles, gave lavish gifts to the Turks: gold watches ... sell the collection to the British Museum.” So much for Lord Elgin.

and among these collectors was Lord Elgin. Whatever Elgin's motives, there is no doubt at all that he saved his sculpture from worse damage. However, in prising out some of the pieces that still ...

They belong to a British-based collector who has acquired them over ... "For example, the Lord Elgin watch was a nice watch but it wasn't a Rolex or a Patek. The story behind him giving it away ...

More than 200 years after its devastating wreck, marine archaeologists have recovered gold jewelry, cookware, and chess pieces from the remains of the ship that belonged to Lord Elgin ...

"They can now only be an incomplete collection of fragments," MacGregor said. First glimpse at slabs Elgin left behind Until now, no one had been able to have a close view of the slabs Lord Elgin ...

The vessel was subsequently acquired by Scottish diplomat and art collector Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, now most famous for his acquisition of the sculptures commonly known as the Elgin ...

A collection of stone objects – sculptures, inscriptions and architectural features – acquired by Lord Elgin from the Parthenon in Athens between 1801 and 1805, during his time as ambassador ...

The BBC asks whether Lord Elgin's actions could be justified as the spotlight on the Greeks rekindles the Elgin marbles debate, and Channel 4 programme has dealers weigh in on the state of the art ...