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NYMag has the breaking news that the 15th century terra-cotta relief of Saint Michael the Archangel by Andrea della Robbia has taken a fall off the wall at the Met, from the same spot it has hung on metal mounts for twelve years (though the museum acquired it in 1960). The time of the tumble is uncertain, but occurred sometime overnight, and the curators have been assessing the damage today. While the sculpture is not irreparably harmed, how did the 62 x 32-inch piece fall in the first place?
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"how did the the 62 x 32-inch piece fall in the first place?"
Zoinks! I would guess it had something to do with gravity!
Think Fox news will come in with a camera crew to show it laying on the ground, as they did that model who jumped?
The Met recently posted a wanted ad for an expert in rigging; somebody that is supposed to know how to lift and tie extremely heavy objects in a way that doesn't show the cables and support structure. So, either the previous person did not do such a good job and the rigging let go of the wall, or the terra-cotta piece itself cracked and let go of the rigging.
"Irrevocably harmed?"
How about, "irreparably harmed" instead?