Well I stuck togeather something real quick,(that looked kind of like what Daz had),just to give you an idea.
Personally,I would prefer a stone base for a large metal statue.
As it looks like you do also...check out the free section over at RuntimeDNA.
They have several stone colums,along with some nice looking stone benches.....hey,they just got alot of really neat looking stuff for this kind of scene.
Have fun,SWAMP