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Look, Don't Touch
According to the child's father, the boy noticed a large ceramic container and "pulled the jar slightly," wanting to see what was inside—accidentally smashing the 3,500-year-old relic in the process.
Look, Don't Touch Picture it: a curious young boy at a museum. An ancient artifact unprotected by glass. Bet you can't guess what happened next. On Aug. 23, reports CNN, a 4-year-old boy visited the Hecht Museum in Haifa, Israel, with his parents. According to the child's father, the boy noticed a large ceramic container and "pulled the jar slightly," wanting to see what was inside—accidentally smashing the 3,500-year-old relic in the process.
Museum officials were unfazed: "We are appealing to parents: Don't be afraid. Things like this happen," said museum head Inbal Rivlin.
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