The famous Egyptian mask of Tutankhamun has begun leaking white material after being fixed late last year.
The blue and gold braided beard from the burial mask of the Pharaoh was broken off late last year by cleaners.
The broken piece was then stuck back on with a quick- drying glue, which is now causing problems.
An Egyptologist says the quick and shoddy repair job is spoiling one of the world’s best-known ancient artifacts. however, he hopes that the damage is fixable.
The 3,000-year-old artifact, with other relics from the boy king’s tomb, are among Cairo’s biggest attractions.
An official inquiry is under way into what happened to the country’s greatest treasures.
Instead of being taken to a conservation lab, the repair was performed quickly to put the mask back on display.
Tutankhamun’s burial mask was discovered in 1922 along with the pharaoh’s nearly intact tomb and sparked world-wide interest in archaeology and ancient Egypt.
17 Responses
Oh my I hope they can fix it soon
Hope that doesn’t cause the Mummy’s curse!!!!!!!!!!
The cleaners should be fired!
Hahaha
hope they will fix that thing soon but i think that they can’t anymore because it was built a long long long time ago. They can’t fix it. 🙁 🙁 🙁 🙁 🙁
HAHA
uh-oh.
it will b sad 4 the egyptians :p
I hope that they can fix it cause it is a very historical artifact
WHY DID YOU PUT IT BACK ON DISPLAY IF IT IS B-R-O-K-E-N!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What if it’s HAUNTED?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
supa glue,wow
Wow, quick dry glue for one of the world’s most treasured ancient relics? Should I use my glue stick to stick together the crown jewels?
that’s really wow!
so cool
They would be in big trouble!
that is just wow