A bronze sculpture of a woman carrying a water urn had rested in a Cleveland, Ohio man's garden for years. It attracted some attention, with at least one dealer offering him $3,000 for it.
The homeowner is glad he said no, apparently, as the bronze by Egyptian artist Mahmoud Mokhtar went on to sell at auction for $118,000 - not bad considering he'd inherited the artwork when he bought his house. No one knows for sure how long it has been there, at least since 1931 - when it was poured.
