A collection of sculptures originally decorating the pediment of the temple of the goddess Aphaea in Aegina, now held by the Glyptothek museum in Munich.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Episcopal Watchman.
Definition of Aeginetan marbles in US English:
Aeginetan marbles
noun
Ancient Greek History
A collection of sculptures originally decorating the pediment of the temple of the goddess Aphaea in Aegina, now held by the Glyptothek museum in Munich.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Episcopal Watchman.