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Moving Yourself Ancient Egyptian sculpture in the British Museum

MANCHESTER - An ancient Egyptian statue in the British Museum sparked a debate after spinning himself seemed caught on camera.

10-inch tall statue of Neb-Senu were exhibited at Manchester Museum in Manchester, England for 80 years. However, only recently the museum staff saw the statue move.

"I wonder who changed the position of statues without telling. But next time I looked, it was facing the other direction," said museum curator, Campbell Price quoted ABCNews.

Because of curiosity, Price put the statue back in locked cabinets and installing cameras to record the statue for 11 hours. The resulting video shows the statue move itself.

One expert said more scientific reasons, which cause subtle vibrations moving sculpture. "The statue seems to just spin in the daytime when people are at the museum," said associate professor of Egyptian archeology, Carol Redmount.

Sculptures made ​​of serpentine that looks like an official who was in charge. Decipher hieroglyphs behind the statue, 'bread, beer, and beef' offerings and prayers to the human spirit.