Source: BBC News [UK State Media]
“A 3,500-year-old jar has been accidentally smashed into pieces by a young boy during a trip to a museum in Israel. The Hecht Museum in Haifa told the BBC the crockery dated back to the Bronze Age between 2200 and 1500BC — and was a rare artefact because it was so intact. It had been on display near the entrance of the museum without glass, as the museum believes there is ‘special charm’ in showing archaeological finds ‘without obstructions.’ The boy’s father, Alex, said his son ‘pulled the jar slightly’ because he was ‘curious about what was inside,’ causing it to fall. … The Hecht Museum said the child — who is aged four or five — has been invited back to the exhibition with his family for an organised tour after the incident happened a few days ago.” (08/27/24)