3500-year-old clay jug breaks in Israel museum: 4-year-old child drops it, father says – he wanted to see what was in it

A 3,500-year-old clay jar was accidentally broken by a four-year-old child at a museum in Israel on Friday (August 23). The event took place at the Hecht Museum at Haifa University in Israel. According to the BBC, Alex came to visit the museum with his four-year-old son. Here his son accidentally dropped an antique earthenware jug by mistake. Because of which he broke. “My son wanted to see what was inside the jug,” said Alex. So he tried to pull the jug, causing it to fall. After this I told about this to the security officer there. This jug belonged to the Bronze Age Museum employees said that this jug belongs to the Bronze Age. That means it predates the era of King Solomon. It is believed to have been built between 2200 and 1500 BC. Its features are associated with ancient Canaan. The area currently includes parts of Israel and Palestine. The jug is believed to have been used to carry wine and olive oil, staff said. He said, often the vessels found during excavations are broken or incomplete. This jug was found intact, so it was very valuable. It was kept near the main gate of the museum. Although this jug will be repaired again, it will never be the same. Artifacts kept without glass at Hecht Museum Not all archaeological objects in the Hecht Museum are exposed to glass. General Director of Museum Dr. Inbal Rivlin said, its founder Dr. Reuben Hecht started this trend. He believed that this would enable people to experience historical things closely. Dr. Rivlin said that sometimes things are intentionally damaged. Action is taken in such cases. However, this was not the case. He said the child and his family have been invited to visit the museum again. Such incidents have happened in many museums. Such incidents have happened in many museums around the world. In 2010, a woman collided with a Picasso painting at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. In another such case, a statue at the Shanghai Museum of Glass was vandalized by a child in 2016.

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