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After 4-year-old accidentally smashes ancient jar, museum invites him back.
NBC NEWS ^ | August 28, 2024 | Charlotte Kwan

Posted on 08/28/2024 12:31:34 PM PDT by Morgana

A 4-year-old accidentally knocked over and shattered a 3,500-year-old Bronze Age jar during a visit to the Hecht Museum at the University of Haifa in Israel on Friday.

The museum said the artifact, which is dated from 2200–1500 B.C.E., was designed to store and transport goods, such as olive oil and wine, and was characteristic of the ancient Canaan region. The jar, the museum said in a statement, predated the Biblical kings Solomon and David.

Though similar jars have been discovered in archaeological excavations, many are found in pieces or incomplete, making this jar rare for having been unearthed intact, and for its size.

The child’s father, who was identified only by his first name, Alex, told the BBC that his son was “curious about what was inside” and “pulled the jar slightly,” which tipped it from its stand, shattering it into pieces. Alex added that he was “in shock” and initially believed that his son hadn’t broken the jar.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: bronzeage; canaan; godsgravesglyphs; haifa; hechtmuseum; israel; jar; jarring
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So this is the world we live in? Kid does bad behavior and gets rewarded for it?

His parents should be forced to pay for repairs not given free tour.

1 posted on 08/28/2024 12:31:34 PM PDT by Morgana
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To: Morgana

Note to self: Don’t ever donate any artifacts to the Hecht Museum.


2 posted on 08/28/2024 12:34:33 PM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: Morgana

Why would artifacts of this magnitude even be within reach of ANYBODY?........much less a little kid. 🤷 SMH


3 posted on 08/28/2024 12:39:19 PM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: V_TWIN

I wondered the same thing.

Someone at this museum really messed up.


4 posted on 08/28/2024 12:40:20 PM PDT by Morgana ( “Abortion is the ultimate exploitation of women.” — Alice Paul )
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To: Morgana

Free advertising..................


5 posted on 08/28/2024 12:40:29 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Morgana

jarring...


6 posted on 08/28/2024 12:46:48 PM PDT by heavy metal (smiling improves your face value and makes people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
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To: V_TWIN
EXACTLY!!!!!!!

anything of that value should be incased, away from a four year old. I doubt this was a malicious act on that poor child... but daddy should have held those hands tight, given the importance of the artifact.

7 posted on 08/28/2024 12:51:01 PM PDT by pollywog (" O thou who changest not....ABIDE with me")
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To: Morgana

Must have premo insurance. They’ll leave some more out they don’t really care about, but have heavily insured.


8 posted on 08/28/2024 12:53:30 PM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
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According to the photo provided by the museum, it was a far right jar.

Have to take that into account.

9 posted on 08/28/2024 12:55:34 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: pollywog

Yeah, but at the end of the day though....this is on the museum.


10 posted on 08/28/2024 12:58:13 PM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: Morgana

Remember a few years ago they had a chest harness for kids but the loons of the left whined about it and they got pulled off the market.

Never trust the left with anything their crazy period.


11 posted on 08/28/2024 12:59:30 PM PDT by Vaduz
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To: Morgana

The 4-year-old would prefer to stay at home watching Bugs Bunny.


12 posted on 08/28/2024 1:24:40 PM PDT by alternatives?
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To: Morgana

cue Colin Powell and the “Pottery Barn Rule”

so how much does something like that cost?


13 posted on 08/28/2024 1:26:35 PM PDT by Meet the New Boss
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14 posted on 08/28/2024 1:28:09 PM PDT by deks (Deo duce, ferro comitante · God for guide, sword for companion)
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To: Morgana

Well, it’s not like they can’t go out and make some more jars.


15 posted on 08/28/2024 1:29:46 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer” )
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Probably wasnt microwave safe anyway...


16 posted on 08/28/2024 1:31:07 PM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: Morgana

Forgiving unintended damage to an interesting but not useful item sets a good example of “do unto others”.


17 posted on 08/28/2024 1:49:21 PM PDT by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Finish the damned WALL! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH! )
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To: V_TWIN

Exactly what I was thinking. This is why you child-proof your house when you have a toddler. If you have nice things, the toddler is going to break them if they are within arm’s reach.


18 posted on 08/28/2024 2:16:46 PM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard (When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
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19 posted on 08/28/2024 3:06:31 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: pollywog; V_TWIN

/bingo

At least since that nutjob attacked Michelangelo’s “Pieta” with a hammer (1970s), there’s been no excuse for not protecting artifacts and art.

https://www.nytimes.com/1972/05/22/archives/pieta-damaged-in-hammer-attack-assailant-with-hammer-damages-the.html


20 posted on 08/28/2024 3:10:15 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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