The Townley Venus

Waiter knocks thumb off sculpture at British Museum

The Townley Venus - British Museum

A waiter working at the British Museum knocked the thumb off a Roman sculpture in an accident which occurred in December last year. The incident has only just come to light. The waiter, working for an external company, had bent down underneath the Townley Venus and knocked its right hand while getting up again. The thumb was knocked off the statue and fell to the floor intact. The statue has now been restored.