A 15th century sculpture by Italian Renaissance artist Andrea della Robbia broke into pieces after coming loose from its mounting and falling to the ground inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the museum said Tuesday.

Museum officials believe the terracotta sculpture came loose from its metal mounts attached to a wall in the European Paintings and Decorative Arts Galleries section either Monday night or early Tuesday, reports Reuters.

The art piece, 62 inches wide and 32 inches high, broke into pieces that can be put back together, the museum said in a statement. Declining to comment on the value of the sculpture, the museum added that the damage was being assessed by curators and conservators.

The sculpture depicts Saint Michael the Archangel, dressed in armor and holding a sword and scales of justice. It is glazed blue and white.

The work was commissioned around 1475 for the church of San Michele Arcangelo in Faenza, a small town in Italy, southeast of Bologna. The Met acquired it in 1960, after consecutive ownership by private collectors.

It has been hanging at the museum since 1996.

The Met said in a statement “routinely and thoroughly inspects its pedestals and wall mounts to reconfirm their structural integrity.” As a result of the accident, the museum said it would inspect all its pedestals and wall mounts.

The good news regarding the Renaissance sculpture is that the “preliminary inspection” suggests “the relief has not been irrevocably harmed and that it can be repaired and again presented to the public,” the museum said.

The wings have broken off but the face was not damaged, as it was encased in a wooden frame.