Mentor (brig)

36°13′19″N 23°04′56″E / 36.22194°N 23.08222°E / 36.22194; 23.08222

List of transportation of the Elgin Marbles. The Mentor made three such journeys in 1802.

The Mentor was a brig bought by Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, in order to transport antiquities from Athens.[1] The cargo included a significant number of sculptures from the Parthenon.[2][3][4]

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  2. ^ Leontsinis, George. "The Wreck of the Mentor on the Coast of the Island of Kythera and the Operation to Retrieve, Salvage, and Transport the Parthenon Sculptures to London (1802–1805)". Arts Books, Athens.
  3. ^ Titi, Catharine (2023). The Parthenon Marbles and International Law. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-26357-6. ISBN 978-3-031-26356-9. S2CID 258846977.
  4. ^ Vardas, George (13 May 2022). "From The Depths Of Despair: Lord Elgin And The Parthenon Sculptures". Greek City Times. Retrieved 4 October 2022.