Museum curator breaks 2,200-year-old glass accessory

Museum curator breaks 2,200-year-old glass accessory

OTSU, Japan - This photo shows a broken antique glass accessory estimated to be 2,200 years old, with pieces of fractured glass (front). A museum curator accidentally dropped and broke the item, designated by the government as an important cultural asset and believed to date back to the mid-Yayoi period. (Kyodo)

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