You broke it, you bought it

[rogerzilla]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64695059

Oops.

[Asterix, the former Gaul.]

You'd think they would tether it more firmly.  I find it hard to judge the culprit harshly.  We've all been a teensy bit clumsy, haven't we?  As its creator says:

“It’s a shame when anything like that happens but, you know, it’s just a porcelain plate. We’re really lucky when it’s just objects that get broken, when there’s little accidents like that, because that can be replaced.”

[Ian H]

I definitely think they should painstakingly repair it rather than replace it - perhaps Japanese-fashion, with black or gold lacquer .  I think it would make it a much more interesting piece.