Egypt Sends 8 to Trial over Botched Repair of King Tut Mask - Rawan For Media Artistic and Production
Prosecutors
said in a Sunday statement that the 3,300-year old mask, whose beard
was accidentally knocked off and hastily glued on with epoxy in 2014,
was scratched and damaged as a result.
The
mask was put back on display last month after a German-Egyptian team of
specialists removed the epoxy and reattached the beard using beeswax,
which is often used as an adhesive for antiquities.
Restoration
specialist Christian Eckmann said a year ago that the cause of a
scratch discovered on the mask had had not been determined, but that it
could have been recent.
By AP, 18 hours 2 minutes ago
Eight
Egyptians involved in a botched repair of the famed golden burial mask
of King Tut, which was corrected late last year, have been referred to
trial for "gross negligence."
Egyptians involved in a botched repair of the famed golden burial mask
of King Tut, which was corrected late last year, have been referred to
trial for "gross negligence."
Prosecutors
said in a Sunday statement that the 3,300-year old mask, whose beard
was accidentally knocked off and hastily glued on with epoxy in 2014,
was scratched and damaged as a result.
The
mask was put back on display last month after a German-Egyptian team of
specialists removed the epoxy and reattached the beard using beeswax,
which is often used as an adhesive for antiquities.
Restoration
specialist Christian Eckmann said a year ago that the cause of a
scratch discovered on the mask had had not been determined, but that it
could have been recent.
By AP, 18 hours 2 minutes ago
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