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is there anything in the British Museum that is not stolen?
Why are the Pyramids in Giza?
They couldn't fit in a British museum.
They were too big for the ships.
Only the things they couldn't carry. There was a colossal head and arm of an Egyptian statue in the British museum, and a plaque saying the rest of the statue (body and legs) were still where they found it. Presumably because they were to heavy to take back.
There are some things - there are quite a few things that were either gifted by ambassadors or legitimately bought (as opposed to the dubious purchase of the Partheneon marbles) and also British artefacts.
The Parthenon frieze and marbles
Well, there were those artifacts that went missing recently. Those aren't in the British Museum any more.
Let me think about it... no.