A carved Guennol Lioness, measuring just over 8 cm tall, easily broke all previous records for the highest price bid for any sculpture at auction. An English buyer claimed this extremely rare 5,000-year-old white limestone sculpture from ancient...

'Small is beautiful', is apt for the 8.2 centimeters (3 1/4 inches) tall statue of a majestic lioness, all set to be auctioned for $18 million, at the Sotheby's in New York on December 5. Dubbed as the 'Guennol Lioness', the 5000 year old statue, has...