The British Museum has loaned one of the Elgin Marbles for the first time. A headless depiction of the river god Ilissos has been sent to Russia to go on display in St Petersburg's State Hermitage Museum until mid-January.
BBC: British Museum loans Elgin statue to Russia
The river-god Ilissos. Marble statue from the West pediment of the Parthenon, Athens, Greece, 438\u2013432 BC.
