The gold mask of Tutankhamun is seen during the restoration process by German and Egyptian specialists at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo on Oct. 20. (Photo/Xinhua)
The experts aimed to remove a crust of dried glue from the beard of the gold mask. The beard fell from the mask in an accident last year. In a hurried attempt to fix the beard, employees used too much epoxy glue to fix the relic, leaving a crust of the chemical behind.
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