article_snippet: culture minister praised the figure as a work of ‘outstanding aesthetic importance’, and ‘the finest example of the figure kind anywhere in the world.
article_snippet: The statue, which stands just 30in high, has been praised as a work of 'outstanding aesthetic importance' by culture minister Ed Vaizey.
article_snippet: culture minister Ed Vaizey added it was 'the finest example of any kind in the world'.