The Portland Vase is Vandalized

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TODAY IN PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY: The Portland Vase is Vandalized

At 3:45 p.m. on Friday 07 February 1845—180 years ago today—the Portland Vase was destroyed in an act of vandalism. Since that time it has been reassembled and restored several times. The saga of the Portland vase offers us an opportunity to think about the fate of historical artifacts over the longue durée. What will become of them? What will become of us?

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