Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
Browse movies, tv shows, books and more where a priceless artifact is destroyed.
It doesn't belong in a museum, it belongs with the culture it was stolen from, but also it belongs in one piece, not exploded by space robots or shot up by badmen
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Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
21
No
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8
Sandphin
Nimona does a lot of damage to the Institute which has statues and old scrolls. The artifacts are of her world and not ours.
TV Show • 2019 Report
Yes
18
No
8
8
Anonymous
S1
E1
SPOILERS - One of the main character’s bookshops burns down, destroying many old and rare books.
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
13
No
0
9
JesusIsMyZoloft
I wouldn't be surprised if this was the film that inspired this category.
Movie • 1997 Report
Yes
11
No
0
2
TheCassandraComplex
Yes. An extremely valuable and coveted historical item —a rare blue diamond necklace worn by Louis XVI— is tossed into the ocean near the end of the film.
Also, a ship — itself a record-breaking technological marvel in its time, not to mention all the valuables aboard, including one-of-a-kind paintings and sculptures— sinks due to hubris and serious lapses in judgement.
Also, a ship — itself a record-breaking technological marvel in its time, not to mention all the valuables aboard, including one-of-a-kind paintings and sculptures— sinks due to hubris and serious lapses in judgement.
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
10
No
0
1
In a way, yes.
Movie • 1989 Report
Yes
9
No
1
4
jdpamv
The Holy Grail is destroyed along with its temple.
TV Show • 2005 Report
Yes
8
No
2
3
andyping24
Artifacts are frequently stolen, broken, or lost. A few times those that are expensive.
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
8
No
0
Video Game • 2023 Report
Yes
7
No
1
2
Pantalones
A very large goddess statue is destroyed in the Forgotten Temple. It is shown toppled on the ground. There is a whole quest line to fix it.
TV Show • 2005 Report
Yes
7
No
0
2
AZaySays
S1
E1
The Northern Air Temple's murals were damaged by the mechanists pipes; it is the central conflict of the episode.
TV Show • 1999 Report
Yes
7
No
0
3
Pantalones
In the episode "Atlantis Squarepantis" SpongeBob and Patrick accidentally destroy an ancient relic from Atlantis. They pop "the world's oldest bubble," which was considered museum-worthy in Atlantis.
Video Game Report
Yes
7
No
0
Movie • 1984 Report
Yes
6
No
0
2
jdpamv
Two magical Sivalinga are dropped in a river of crocodiles and not found again.
Movie • 2001 Report
Yes
6
No
0
2
At the end it is mentioned that the Philosopher's Stone will be destroyed.
TV Show • 2020 Report
Yes
6
No
0
Video Game • 2020 Report
Yes
6
No
0
Movie • 1981 Report
Yes
5
No
0
1
Statues in a tomb are destroyed, but no real artifact.
Anime • 2006 Report
Yes
5
No
0
3
DeenGray
The plot of the show gets set in motion when Haruhi accidentally breaks a vase worth 8 million yen
TV Show • 2005 Report
Yes
5
No
0
0
pedanther
S1
E1
There is significant damage to a historic landmark building.
Movie • 2008 Report
Yes
5
No
0
4
jdpamv
A temple full of priceless artifacts is destroyed. A few Mexican items Indy uncovered are also seemingly broken but they don’t seem “priceless.”
Video Game • 2011 Report
Yes
5
No
0
2
qoheleth
A shintai (sacred object kept within a Shinto shrine) is deliberately shattered. An expensive vase is accidentally broken. A collection of rare books is destroyed as collateral damage in an explosion.
Movie • 2014 Report
Yes
5
No
1
3
dirtshrimp
Kind of? Scarlett breaks through a wall that was going to be destroyed anyway, and arguably parts of the catacombs end up destroyed but it was via collapses or cave ins
TV Show • 2007 Report
Yes
5
No
0
0
kairos
S2
E2
Lindsay accidentally damages the Mona Lisa
Anime • 2009 Report
Yes
5
No
0
0
hqbed
if the stone masks count as a priceless artifact, then yes.
Movie Report
Yes
5
No
0
1
candytree
SPOILER!!
The wish scroll is torn into pieces at the end of the movie
The wish scroll is torn into pieces at the end of the movie
TV Show • 2013 Report
Yes
5
No
2
1
Anonymous
S3
E3
A man eats a one of a kind painting
TV Show • 2023 Report
Yes
5
No
0
TV Show • 2011 Report
Yes
5
No
1
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
4
No
0
1
jdpamv
No spoilers but shelves of priceless artifacts are destroyed according to the latest IGN clip. The Antikythera was split into pieces so its power couldn't be exploited. SPOILERS! These pieces are later reunited and returned to Archimedes in the past, so it's not technically destroyed.
TV Show • 2005 Report
Yes
4
No
0
1
A painting by Hitler is burned in Pop-Pop: The Final Solution.
An old vase is destroyed in The Gang Gets Trapped.
An old vase is destroyed in The Gang Gets Trapped.