Year of Object(s) Creation: 5th century B.C.E. (approximate)
Estimated Value ($USD): 15,000,000
Object Type(s): Relief
Object Material(s): marble
Provenience Nation: Greece
Provenience Location: Athens, Greece
Year Removed from Findspot: 18th century (approximate)

Provenance
Start Year: 18th century (approximate)
End Year: 1871
Circumstance of Acquisition: Looting
Nation: Germany
Location:
Start Year: 1871
End Year: 2006
Circumstance of Acquisition: Purhcase/Gift
Nation: Germany
Location: University of Heidelberg

Fragment from the Parthenon’s North Frieze


Description:
Possessed by the University of Heidelberg until repatriation in 2006

Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 2005 (approximiate)
Year Claim Resolved: 2006
Means of Resolution: Arbitration

Complainant Name: Government of Greece
Complainant Nation: Greece
Complainant Nation Economy: Developed
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: University of Heidelberg, Germany
Respondent Nation:
Respondent Nation Economy:
Respondent Type: Private: Company

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Editor's Notes:
WHERE IS IT NOW? The fragment is now in the Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece. *Image is of a block on the North Frieze of the Parthenon, not specifically the block which the fragment covered in this entry was looted from* Edited by JS