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Official says no sign of permit in Ottoman archives, in blow to British Museum, which defends legal right to statuary

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[โ€“] ZC3rr0r@lemmy.ca 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'm happy to hear England's argument is crumbling before their eyes. These statues belong in Greece.

[โ€“] yetAnotherUser@feddit.de 0 points 5 months ago

Even if they had permission from the Ottomans - it's beyond meaningless.

It's like arguimg Britain had permission from France to take [random African artifact located im a French colony] and therefore any and all claims by the affected country are now void.