Restoration of King Tut鈥檚 mask possible
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THE Egyptian Museum in Cairo has acknowledged that one of its greatest treasures, the mask of King Tutankhamun, had been crudely glued back together after being damaged, but insisted the item could be restored to its former glory.
The golden mask’s beard was detached in August, something the museum had not made public until photographs surfaced on the Internet showing glue around its chin, prompting speculation about the damage and questions over whether Egypt was able to care for its priceless artefacts.
The beard broke off when museum workers were changing the lights in its display case and accidentally touched the mask, the antiquities ministry said.
Christian Eckmann, a German conservator brought in to evaluate the damage, said on Saturday the seriousness of the damage had been exaggerated.
“The use of epoxy is not the best, but it is a solution,” he said at a news conference alongside the minister of antiquities.
“However this measure was unfortunately done not really properly, so you can see now some remains of glue at the beard.”
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