Paris - Vandals badly damaged a Sumerian statue dating from 2450 BC while it was on display in the Louvre, officials said yesterday. The tiny statue, valued at $33,000, was being displayed in the oriental antiquities hall when it was "partially broken".
Vandals damage Louvre statue
Paris - Vandals badly damaged a Sumerian statue dating from 2450 BC while it was on display in the Louvre, officials said yesterday…
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