The Vatican has signed an agreement to return to Greece three sculpture fragments from the Parthenon that have been part of the Vatican Museums’ permanent collection for 200 years, a move that could put pressure on the U.K. and other countries to return works of art to Athens.
The official signing on Tuesday for the three 2,500-year-old fragments—which represent the heads of a boy, a man and a horse—took place at the Vatican and came after a first announcement of the accord in December. The fragments are due to be officially handed over to Greek officials in a ceremony in the capital Athens on March 24, the Vatican said.
