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I believe this scene is actually a victim of the editting process.
Blatty was forced to cut a large amount of content in post production from what I've read. The statue scene was put out there as an attention getter for sure, but never went anywhere. None of the characters saw it, no terror in their eyes at all.
The missing head from the statue of Mary in the hospital was not noticed by the character's either, that we know of (some detective work, right? Kinderman walked right by it.) However, it was already defaced when we entered the scene. We also know the killer was working the hospital actively - that this happened is no surprise.
I don't believe Alice was the one to alter it. In the cases where we were shown interaction with the environment, we got some sort of clue there was a party involved, presumably possessed temporarily, or either a first person perspective as in the movie's beginning. This scene gives none of that.
No, I believe this was part of something larger that ultimately got chopped during the edit process and left out there as a stand alone.
I suppose the novel could give us a clue, however I have never read it so knowing how it translated to the screenplay is above me currently.
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