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British publi poll elgin marbles.
By luke hawker published.
New research by yougov appears to support mr clooney s claims about public opinion.
Polling by yougov conducted in 2017 suggested the british public mostly back the marbles return with 55 per cent saying the statues should go back to greece and 21 per cent saying they should.
The sculptures which lord elgin removed from the parthenon in athens 200 years ago and sold to the british museum are also known as the parthenon marbles for their original home.
They have been displayed at the british museum in london since 1817 when elgin sold the marbles to the british government.
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37 think the classical greek sculptures should be returned which is more than.
The artefacts which date back to the 5th century bc are regarded as some of the finest examples of marble sculpture in the world.