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Although this is terrible, for those of you who aren't actually going to read the article: > "The 2 busts have been damaged but not particularly badly. One los
by ravenstine 4y ago
Although this is terrible, for those of you who aren't actually going to read the article:
> "The 2 busts have been damaged but not particularly badly. One lost part of a nose and an ear, the head of the other came off the pedestal."
So fortunately the busts were not obliterated into a bunch of pieces like the image I had in my head when I read the word "smashed".
- kgermino 4y agoI think “knocked down” or similar verbiage would communicate a more accurate image. It might underplay the damage though, depending on your context
- pfortuny 4y agoWell, those busts tend to be of marble and they are not easily broken. I was afraid they might be little terra-cotta sculptures, and that can really shatter.
- ASalazarMX 4y agoThe virtual tour (copied from the Boing Boing coverage) shows how much more damage the tourist could have done. Two busts damaged was relatively cheap. https://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/collezioni/musei/museo-chiaramonti/tour-virtuale.html https://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/collez...