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Elgin Marbles: British Museum loan 'an affront to the Greek people'
5 December 2014 Last updated at 23:02 GMT
The Greek prime minister has said the British Museum's decision to loan one of the Elgin Marbles to Russia is "an affront" to the Greek people.
Antonis Samaras added: "We Greeks are one with our history and civilisation, which cannot be broken up, loaned out, or conceded."
A depiction of the river god Ilissos will go on show in St Petersburg's State Hermitage Museum and will remain there until January.
Sarah Rainsford reports from the museum.
