# Sopranos question - Melfi's statues

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sopranos-question-melfis-statues/476695>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 11, 2008, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sopranos-question-melfis-statues/476695 "2008-12-11T07:38:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sopranos-question-melfis-statues/476695/1 "2008-12-11T07:38:00Z")

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If you ever watched the Sopranos, scenes in the Dr’s office always show a small statue in the office, usually behind Melfi’s head when she’s talking to Tony. But the statue always changes, and I always wondered if the changing statue had any significance. If you have never noticed the statue changing, watch some of the episodes and you’ll see it very quickly.

Does anyone know the Straight Dope?  
SFP

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**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sopranos-question-melfis-statues/476695/2 "2008-12-11T08:11:52Z")

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[Here](http://books.google.com/books?id=jnfbWTeAr6YC&pg=PA151&lpg=PA151&dq=melfi%27s+statue&source=web&ots=Yf3mvKGpnY&sig=YlI6jAmzjIa7GGzQrp8o58WZkH4&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result#PPA151,M1) is one interpretation of it.

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**Author:** ![donna\_hallock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bb73d2/32.png) [@donna\_hallock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donna_hallock)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2016, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sopranos-question-melfis-statues/476695/3 "2016-12-13T21:19:51Z")

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did anyone ever answer this question