Paris, Aug 11 (ANI): A Russian tourist sparked off a security alert at the Louvre Museum here, when she threw a mug at Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, the world's best-known painting.
According to reports, an empty terracotta mug bought from the museum gift shopwas thrown at the painting.
The mug, however, bounced harmlessly off the bullet-proof glass shielding the painting and cracked after it landed on the floor
"The Mona Lisa is a carefully watched and protected painting. It is kept in a special sealed box to protect it from vibrations, heat and humidity. It is protected by thick glass resistant to bullets and any other object hurled at it," a museum official was quoted as saying.
Museum security guards have handed over the woman to central Paris police, where she underwent a psychological examination, The Telegraph reports. (ANI)
According to reports, an empty terracotta mug bought from the museum gift shopwas thrown at the painting.
The mug, however, bounced harmlessly off the bullet-proof glass shielding the painting and cracked after it landed on the floor
"The Mona Lisa is a carefully watched and protected painting. It is kept in a special sealed box to protect it from vibrations, heat and humidity. It is protected by thick glass resistant to bullets and any other object hurled at it," a museum official was quoted as saying.
Museum security guards have handed over the woman to central Paris police, where she underwent a psychological examination, The Telegraph reports. (ANI)
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