A marble fragment of the Parthenon temple has been returned to Athens from a museum in Sicily, a move officials hope will advance efforts to have the British Museum send back ancient sculptures from Greece's most renowned ancient landmark.
Athens' Acropolis Museum presented on Monday the "Fagan fragment", a 35-by-31-centimetre marble fragment showing the foot of the seated ancient Greek goddess Artemis brought home from the Antonio Salinas Archaeological Museum in Palermo.
Part of Sicily's cultural heritage agreement, which provides for transfers and exchanges of artefacts between museums, the Parthenon fragment will be loaned to Athens for four years with a renewal option for another four, but talks are underway between governments for the piece to remain permanently.
The fragment was once part of the collection of the 19th century British consul general to Sicily, Robert Fagan, a diplomat and archaeologist, before it was purchased by the Royal University of Palermo in 1820 from his widow after his death. It is not clear how Fagan first acquired it.The "Fagan fragment" is the first piece of the sculptures of the Parthenon - Greece's most renowned 5th century BC monument - to return to Greece from a foreign museum.
"They are essentially providing the road map on how the permanent return of the Parthenon marbles to Athens could be organised," said Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni, referring to the loan by Italy.
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