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Golden eggs are tough to come by, which is likely why the goose that laid them is so famous. It may also be why the golden egg that completed Salvador Dali’s Space Venus, the 12-foot green torso currently on display in Downtown Vancouver, was stolen.

For months, Space Venus has been eggless as well as legless. But, on Monday, the piece was restored to its former glory, as a bronze “replacement” egg was installed, allowing art lovers to once again view the piece in its completed state.

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The original egg, a central component of the Dali sculpture installed at Hornby and West Hastings streets in May, was plundered just a month after it arrived, stunning Susanna Strem, the Chali-Rosso Art Gallery owner who brought the $2.8-million sculpture to the city.

“Imagine my reaction,” Strem told Postmedia News in June. “I’m in shock that it could happen here in Vancouver. It has been all around the world and nothing like this has happened.”