London, Thanasis Gavos,

A miniature facsimile of the horse’s head from the Chariot of the Moon, the east pediment of Parthenonhas been placed by its creators in its hall British Museum which hosts the Sculptures of the ancient Greek temple.

The replica is only 19 micrometers (19 millionths of a meter) tall, shorter than the smallest visible wavelength of light, and therefore unlikely to be detected by Museum officials or anyone else looking for it. It is possibly the smallest 3D structure ever made.

It is a construction of the Institute of Digital Archeology (IDA) of Oxford, which months ago completed the construction of a faithful copy of the same sculpture in real dimensions.

The American director of the Institute, Roger Michael, has proposed as a solution in favor of reuniting the Sculptors to return them to Athens from London and replace them with faithful copies, such as the head of the horse from the chariot of the Moon.

The installation of the miniature statue in the Parthenon Sculpture Hall at the British Museum on 14 April by members of the IDA aims to further stimulate dialogue around reunification.

“We wanted to explore ideas around the control of historical objects,” Mr. Michael told the Artnet News website.

“The British Museum has sculptures that it took from someone else and is not giving them back. Now, thanks to us, he has a very interesting sculpture that was ‘forced’ into the museum, but he doesn’t have the power to remove it,” he added.

Mr Michael also revealed his intention to hold a mock trial next month with lawyers from the US and Britain to “resolve” the legal questions surrounding the dispute over London’s Parthenon Sculptures.