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Roman, Byzantine and Islamic period vessels were shattered in 2020 explosion that killed 218; conservationists painstakingly reconstruct glassware piece by piece
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LONDON: A collection of precious ancient glass objects that were shattered by the devastating Beirut port blast in August 2020 have been restored and put on display in London’s British Museum. The Archaeological Museum of the American University of Beirut in the Lebanese capital boasted 74 glass vessels, 72 of which were destroyed by the shockwaves of the ammonium nitrate