A man was detained in Vietnam for damaging an ancient throne.

Vietnamese police have detained a man for damaging an ancient throne, which is considered one of the country's most valuable artifacts, the Daily Mail reports.

According to representatives of the monument protection service, 42-year-old Ho Van Phuong broke into the historic palace where the exhibition is taking place and damaged the ancient throne. It is reported that he broke the armrest.

"In the footage circulating on social media and on Vietnamese news sites, a man can be seen sitting cross—legged on a bicentennial throne decorated with images of dragons," the article says.

According to the Daily Mail, the ornate red and gold throne of the Nguyen dynasty belonged to the last feudal family that ruled Vietnam from 1802 to 1945, and has been preserved for posterity in the Thai Hoa Palace in Hue city.

As a result, the throne was removed from the exhibition, and specialists will restore it.

In March last year, the American edition of the Miami Herald reported that Norwegian Jan Gunnar Fugelsnes handed over to archaeologists the ancient artifacts he had found, which he had kept and had not shown to anyone since 1964. It turned out that his coins date back to the 14th century, they are made of silver. The amber bead, according to archaeologists, was a fragment of medieval prayer beads, and the needles turned out to be at least 700 years old.