Anyone need a 2.1 tonnes paperweight?

What the heck are the thieves going to do with this?

Hat tip- Ann Althouse
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Two vehicles gained access to the courtyard of the Henry Moore Foundation in Perry Green, Much Hadham in Hertfordshire, on Thursday evening.

Three men then loaded the huge statue of "a reclining figure" onto the back of a Mercedes lorry using a crane.

Officers investigating the theft believe it could have been stolen for scrap value.

The 1969/1970 work is 3.6m long, 2m high by 2m wide and weighs 2.1 tonnes.

One offender is described as wearing a hooded jacket and one a baseball cap.

The Mercedes is a flatbed lorry, possibly red with a crane on the back.

A second vehicle used by the men is thought to have been an old-style Mini Cooper, police said.

Det Sgt Graeme Smith said: "This is a very valuable statue and we are working closely with the Henry Moore Foundation to ensure its safe return."