Parthenon sculpture: Centaur and Lapith (made around 440 BC ... are famous less as art objects than as objects of political controversy. For most people today, the Parthenon sculptures in ...

But in the 21st century, the Elgin Marbles, as they've long been known, are famous less as art objects ... of the Centaur. Nonetheless, it remains a wonderful and moving piece of sculpture.