Rodin sculpture stolen
 

From the Israel Museum is a very valuable stolen artifact

Very valuable sculpture - "Balzac, with his hands" - was stolen from the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. It is reported today, March 9, Ha'aretz.

Apparently the creation of the greatest French sculptor Auguste Rodin was stolen in the course held in the museum renovations. For the past three months, the management of the museum is trying to find a sculpture.

Sculpture, "Balzac, with his hands" - is one of the reproductions that Rodin made as an exercise for the final version of the sculpture in memory of the famous writer.

The final version of the sculpture is located in Paris. Israeli sculpture has a growth of 127 centimeters and a width of 61 cm. It is assumed that she was taken by truck and lifted by a special leverage because of its great weight.

From the Israel Museum was told that at the moment do not want to blame the guards, and a case of theft to the police.

The same need to sleep so as not to see taken out a sculpture?

In the give the Israelis!