"Sleeping Ariadne," a 350-pound, 6-foot-long plaster of Paris sculpture, along with a utility cart, vanished from Sibley Hall over the June 23-24 weekend. Cornell police are investigating.

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"Sleeping Ariadne"

In Greek mythology, Ariadne gave Theseus a ball of thread to escape the Minotaur's labyrinth. Whoever spirited "Sleeping Ariadne" away left a trail of plaster leading to a parking lot between Sibley and Rand Halls.

The statue was part of a collection acquired by Andrew Dickson White in the 1890s, part of which once decorated the Temple of Zeus in Goldwin Smith Hall. University officials value the piece at between $5,000 and $20,000.

Anyone with information about the disappearance of the sculpture, or its whereabouts, is asked to contact Cornell University Police at 255-1111.

Investigators from the Cornell University Police Department have recovered "Sleeping Ariadne," an irreplaceable, 350-pound plaster of Paris sculpture that was taken from Sibley Hall over the June 23-24 weekend. Cornell Police recovered the statue from an off-campus fraternity house about 9 a.m. June 28.

There was slight damage to the statue, which has been moved to a university-owned facility where the extent of the damage and potential repairs can be evaluated.

Cornell Police officials have no further details available at this time, as the investigation is continuing. Anyone with information about the theft of the sculpture is urged to contact Cornell University Police at 607-255-1111.