A sculpture of the late American singer and poet Jim Morrison that went missing from his gravesite in Paris almost four decades ago has been found, according to French police.

A bust of the Doors' Jim Morrison stolen from the frontman's grave in Paris was rediscovered nearly 40 years after being stolen.

The missing bust of American singer Jim Morrison, which mysteriously disappeared from his Paris grave in May 1988, has been found by French authorities – and it was completely by accident.It was only by chance that the financial and anti-corruption squad of the Paris police came upon the stone carving of the legendary Doors singer 37 years after its disappearance,