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A centuries-old Chinese vase that smashed to pieces when a museum visitor tripped on his shoelace is back on display in England -- as part of an exhibition on art restoration.
The Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge said that the Qing Dynasty vase had been reassembled from the 113 pieces created when Nick Flynn tumbled down a staircase in January.
“Putting the vase back together may have looked impossible to most people but actually it wasn’t a difficult job -- fairly straightforward,” said restorer Penny Bendall. “The museum collected the pieces. None had warped, so they fitted back together.”
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