In a bid to preserve one of ancient Egypt’s most iconic treasures, the death mask of Tutankhamun, restoration efforts are currently underway following an unfortunate incident where its beard was accidentally dislodged during cleaning. The delicate task of restoring the boy pharaoh’s famed artifact highlights the ongoing commitment to safeguarding Egypt’s rich cultural heritage and ensuring its longevity for future generations.
German restoration specialists are restoring the 3,300 year-old mask of Tutankhamun (shown) to remove a crust of dried glue on the beard of the legendary boy pharaoh’s funerary headdress
At the time, the blue and gold braided beard was glued back on with the wrong adhesive, damaging the priceless relic.
Christian Eckmann and Katja Broschat, who are specialists in glᴀss and metal restoration, are now painstakingly removing this glue.
The mask’s beard fell off after it was knocked during cleaning at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo in August 2014 and was hastily repaired by workers. The blue and gold braided beard was glued back on with the wrong adhesive, damaging the priceless relic. The restoration process to undo the damage is shown above
The mummified and embalmed face of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, is pictured above. It is on display in a climate controlled case in his tomb at the Valley of the Kings
Tutankhamun was an Egyptian pharaoh who ruled from 1332BC to 1323BC after taking the throne at the age of nine or ten.
The son of Akhenaten, when he became king, he married his half-sister, Ankhesenpaaten.
