The pulley he was using broke, and the figures, including a large Poseidon, was smashed to ... take the heaviest sculptures from the Parthenon pediments. Elgin had managed to keep the marbles ...

The Elgin Marbles, originally part of Parthenon and Acropolis of Athens. On display in the British Museum in Duveen Gallery. East Pediment depicts the birth of Athena. (photo credit: EWY Media.