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Oct032008

A rolling stone gathers gold moss


A 50kg solid gold statue of model Kate Moss has been unveiled at the British Museum, in London.

The £1.5m sculpture, entitled Siren, is by artist Marc Quinn and is one of several contemporary sculptures in the exhibition Statuephilia.

Quinn's sculpture is said to be the largest gold statue created since the time of Ancient Egypt.

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