A sculptor in Britain by the name of Marc Quinn is ready to show off his latest work of art to the world, a nearly $2.8 million, 110-pound solid gold statue of supermodel Kate Moss, hyped as the largest such creation built since the times of the pharaohs.

Quinn has entitled his new golden creation Siren, and the British Museum has already asked to show it.

While the venerable London museum has so far only released a close-up photo of the statue’s face, the work allegedly shows Moss in a contorted yoga pose.

“I thought the next thing to do would be to make a sculpture of the person who’s the ideal beauty of the moment,” Quinn said of his opulent creation. “But even Kate Moss doesn’t live up to the image.”

The public will be able to see the work from Oct. 4 through Jan. 25. in the the same British Museum gallery that houses the institution’s ancient Greek sculpture collection.

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