Rampurva Lion Capital

• Kolkata: Priceless 2000-year-old lion statue broken, museum appears to attempt a cover-up

  A 2200-year-old seven foot sculpture from the Ashoka period called the Rampurva Lion Capitol has been broken at the Indian Museum in Kolkata while being moved from one place to another.

• Priceless 2000-year-old lion statue broken at Kolkata museum

  In Kolkata, a priceless statue of a lion, over 2000 years old, has been broken while it was being relocated in the Indian Museum.