the clinching argument for the attribution of both the detached heads to the studio of the Parthenon sculptors. For of heads and statues chiseled over life size in Pentelic marble there are many.

ATHENS, Greece — Greek lawmakers on Wednesday elected as president a former parliamentary speaker and leading advocate for the return of the disputed Parthenon sculptures from the British Museum ...

Newly elected President of Parliament, Constantine Tassoulas waits to receive the results of the fourth round of voting at the parliament in Athens, Greece, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (Angelos ...

Boston, January 29, 2025 –MASTERPIECE on PBS announced today that it has commissioned Marble Hall Murders, an adaptation of the third and final installment in best-selling novelist Anthony ...

which collectively enhance the ability to differentiate between similar marble types, such as Pentelic and Dokimeian marbles[1]. This comprehensive methodology has been shown to yield better ...

Sue Deeks, Head of BBC Programme Acquisition The BBC has acquired Marble Hall Murders, an adaptation of the third and final instalment in best-selling novelist Anthony Horowitz's Susan Ryeland series.

Few, if any, industries in the world have a greater percentage of waste than marble quarrying as it is ... reputation among sculptors than the Pentelic, Hymetian, or even the finest Parian ...

Sure, there are Byzantine churches tucked among the tightly knit apartments and the Parthenon looms into view ... and the heat – the resplendent marble reflects the fierce Athenian sun.

Start at the top floor Parthenon Gallery ... Just make sure you don’t go at midday —all that dazzling white marble reflects the sun. Insider tip: Use the side entrance on Dionysiou ...

A few finds, such as a burial inscription on Pentelic marble from Attica, indicate the northern Greek city’s connection to the Greek south. “In one of those monuments, we found a clay pot from Boeotia ...