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The British Museum will restore eight ancient glass artifacts damaged in last year鈥檚 Beirut port explosion, the London cultural institution said yesterday.
The glass vessels were shattered after 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate stored in Beirut鈥檚 port caused a blast that devastated the city on August 4.
Workers will piece together hundreds of glass fragments at the British Museum鈥檚 conservation laboratories in London with funding from The European Fine Art Foundation.
鈥淭hese objects hold immense historical, artistic and cultural significance. Their return to their rightful form is a powerful symbol of healing and resilience after disaster,鈥 said TEFAF chairman Hidde van Seggelen.
The artifacts were held in a case displaying 74 Roman, Byzantine and Islamic-era glass vessels in the American University of Beirut鈥檚 Archaeological Museum, located 3.2 kilometers from the blast.
The explosion caused them to shatter into hundreds of pieces, which mixed with broken glass from cabinets and windows.
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