If you found the arms of the Venus de Milo in perfect condition would you want them reattached?

If you found the arms of the Venus de Milo in perfect condition would you want them reattached?
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That would be like repairing the crack on the Liberty Bell or building a nose for that Sphinx. It just wouldn’t be right. It’s because we have come to cherish the flaws of these emblemic monuments as much as the monuments themselves.
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