Egyptian statue 'moving on its own'

Museum curators are claiming that an ancient Egyptian statue has appeared to have started moving on its own.

The statue of Neb-Senu, believed to date to 1800 BC, is housed in the Manchester Museum – at least for now.

Museum curator Campbell Price told the Manchester Evening News: “I noticed one day that it had turned around. I thought it was strange because it is in a case and I am the only one who has a key.

“I put it back, but then the next day it had moved again. We set up a time-lapse video and, although the naked eye can’t see it, you can clearly see it rotate.”