LONDON , England ( CNN ) -- The British Museum plans to display a statue of supermodel Kate Moss that it bills as the largest gold statue built since ancient Egypt . The statue of Kate Moss will be displayed in the British Museum in a gallery holding anicent Greek sculpture . Called `` Siren , '' the statue will be part of a group of major sculptures by leading British artists to go on display at the museum in October , the museum announced . The museum says the artist , Marc Quinn , claims it 's the largest gold statue since ancient Egypt . His previous work included the marble sculpture Alison Lapper Pregnant , which appeared on a plinth in London 's Trafalgar Square . The Kate Moss statue , weighing 50kg , will be displayed in a gallery of the museum that houses ancient Greek sculpture . The museum calls it a `` fitting setting '' for the statue of Moss , `` interacting with the great Greek beauties that surround it . '' Moss , whose slight frame was at the forefront of the waif look in the mid-1990s , is now nearly as well known for her celebrity lifestyle as her modeling career . The one-time girlfriend of British rocker Pete Doherty is a tabloid newspaper and celebrity magazine favorite , and now dates Kills guitarist Jamie Hince . She has recently mixed her modeling work with designing collections for the British clothing giant , Topshop . Other artists exhibiting include Damien Hirst , who most recently created a $ 100 million diamond-covered skull , and Angel of the North creator Anthony Gormley . The exhibit is expected to run from October 4 through January 25 , 2009 .
Statue of Kate Moss billed as largest gold statue built since ancient Egypt . Called `` Siren , '' the statue will be on display at the British Museum . The price is expected to reach £1.5 million ($2 million) when it goes on sale in April 2014.