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Robert Dex

53% of public support sending Elgin Marbles back to Greece

The so-called Elgin Marbles could soon be returned to Greece as the British Museum reportedly closes in on a landmark deal (Matthew Fearn/PA)

(Picture: PA Archive)

More than half the country would support the British Museum returning the Elgin Marbles to Greece, according to a new poll.

It comes as the long-running row over the 17 sculptures and part of a frieze that decorated the 2,500-year-old Parthenon temple at the Acropolis in Athens appears to be inching towards a potential deal.

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