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A3,500-year-old jarwas completely shattered by a five-year-old visitor at amuseumin Haifain the Middle East.
Footage of the incident has goneviralon social media, leaving people baffled while debating whos to blame.
According to many, such preciousartifactsbenefit from stronger protection than a single piece of glass.
Clay pot 1500 BC, broken by 5-year-old boy 2024 AD.
Like is that more than 5?
This is the kids fault, the parents fault, and themuseums fault, a person argued.
(The museum, I guess, but not me.)
A netizen quipped: This is how adventuremoviesstart.
A separate individual chimed in: Museums should be child-proof safe.
Like the way its displayed was a disaster waiting to happen anyways.
They were treating this like acrime scene.
He examined the piece himself, he said, and he concluded it could not be repaired.
Weve not had this situation… weve not had kids climb on our pieces.
Sarah argued at the time that the sculpture should have been better secured.
She also disputed the citys claim that her child wasnt being supervised.
Because he didnt maliciously break that.
It fell on him.
It was not secure, it was not safe at all.
Such measures may even be a condition of any insurance policy.
Bored Pandahas contacted the Hecht Museum for comment.
Children been breaking pots since the beginning of pots, a reader shared
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