Understandably, the reliefs and intricacies can spark the desire to touch a finished sculpture in some people.
TheNational Museum Waleshas demonstrated what would happen if all visitors touched one of its famed marble vases.
The results are revealing, to say the least.
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A plaque in front of the vase reads in Welsh and English, just don’t touch the vase.
Museums have good reasons for asking people not to touch things.
The vase is made from carved marble.
If every visitor to the gallery touched it, it would soon be dirty.
We want you to touch this piece of marble, they add.
Look at the difference between the surface people have been touching and the area that hasn’t been touched.
The area that has been touched is significantly dirtier than the one behind glass.
On top of dirt, excessive rubbing can even lead to sculptures losing their details.
For example, the bronze statue ofSt.
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The results speak for themselves.
