The statue would have waved at you. Forever as far as we're concerned. Much longer than humans have even existed on earth. But it could happen given enough time. Any event with any probability could happen given enough time.
Time is relative.
Ironically, we have evolved so that we cannot comprehend lengths of time longer than our life span. There is no reproductive success associated with being able to do so. Shakespeare lived around 300 years ago. Not very easily. It is a long time, but more than that, it is difficult to imagine.