The sculpture of a Black Lives Matter protester, which was placed on the plinth where the statue of slave trader Edward Colston once stood in Bristol, has been removed.
The figure of activist Jen Reid was placed on the empty plinth in the early hours of Wednesday morning (July 15) by a small team led by British sculptor Marc Quinn.
The installation of the new sculpture, called 'A Surge of Power', was not done with the permission of Bristol City Council.
Photos taken in Bristol city centre on Thursday morning show workers removing the statue at around 5.20am.
The council said it was removed at their request, adding: "It will be held at our museum for the artist to collect or donate to our collection."
Quinn's lifesize black resin and steel piece of Jen Reid was inspired after seeing a photo of her standing on the empty plinth following the toppling of the Colston statue during protests in June.
Protesters used ropes to pull down the statue of the slave trader, which was erected in 1895.
It was dragged to the harbourside and thrown into the water at Pero's Bridge - named in honour of enslaved man Pero Jones who lived and died in the city.
On Wednesday, Bristol mayor Marvin Rees tweeted: "I understand people want expression, but the statue has been put up without permission.
"Anything put on the plinth outside of the process we've put in place will have to be removed."
He previously said any decision on how the plinth should be used would be decided democratically through consultation.
