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The boy closely inspected the artefact he broke. (Photo Credit: X)
A museum official detailed the whole restoration procedure to the family, as well as the history of the urn.
A four-year-old child has returned to the Hecht Museum in Haifa after unintentionally shattering a historic, late Bronze Age urn. The 3,500-year-old relic was damaged last week when it was on exhibit at the University of Haifa Museum. Yet, Dr Inbal Rivlin, the director of the museum, extended an invitation to the youngster to come back for a guided tour and to view the jar after it was fully restored. The jar was among the objects displayed in the open as part of the centre’s philosophy of allowing people to dig into history without the use of glass or boundaries.
The dishware was an extraordinary item since it was relatively unspoiled, according to the BBC, which shared the footage and stated that it belonged to the Bronze Age, 2200 to 1500 BC. In the video, a little kid named Ariel Geller is seen inspecting the artefact, surrounded by his family.
A museum official is shown detailing the whole restoration procedure to the family, as well as the history of the urn.
Ariel’s parents stayed for the interview, during which his mother said that the youngster had requested her to look at the jar at the time of the incident. The antique urn had broken the moment her mother gave her the order to step away from the valuables.
“It was just a destruction of a second”, the mother recalls.
It stated that he even got the chance to perform some restoration work on his own, putting together and mending a little shattered jar with the help of specialised equipment.
Dr Rivlin was quoted by Sky News saying, “In a similar manner to the repairs currently under way on the ancient jar, this is exactly what professionals do.”
The jar, according to the museum, is distinctive of the Canaan region, dates back before the times of King Solomon and David, and was used to store and transport local goods, primarily olive oil and wine.
The University of Haifa’s campus is home to a free museum featuring several archaeological artefacts spanning the Chalcolithic and Byzantine eras.
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