A 5,000 Mesopotamian sculpture has sold for $57.2 million at Sotheby's Auction House in NYC. The statue, which comes in at about 3 1/4 inches, has set a record at Sotheby's for the highest price for a sculpture at auction. The sculpture was previously owned by private collector Alastair Bradley Martin, and had been on display at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. The proceeds from the sale will go to a charitable trust set up by the Martin family.

Damn. I guess size really doesn't matter. At least when it comes to 5,000 year old Mesopotamian sculptures.

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