Headless statue of a Greek god Ilissos goes on display in the State Hermitage Museum in St PetersburgPart of the Parthenon marbles have been allowed to leave Britain for the first time through a loan of a sculpture to a Russian museum.The headless statue of a Greek river-god, Ilissos, will go on display in the State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg on Friday to help celebrate the institution’s 250th anniversary. Continue reading...
 |
| READ THE ORIGINAL POST AT www.theguardian.com |