Statue made of panda dung sold for $45,000

A former Swiss ambassador to China turned art collector has forked out 300,000 yuan ($45,000) for a replica of the famed Venus de Milo statue — made from panda dung. The statue was the main talk of the show, attracting people not because it was a replica of a famous sculpture, but because of the material from which it was made. “From time to time, people get closer to the statue and smell this yellow Venus and some claim it smells nice.” ...More