Eight employees at the Egyptian Museum are to go on trial after being accused of “ perfect negligence ” while handling the famous interment mask of Tutankhamun . The accusations relate to an incident that occurred in 2014 , when the grouping accidentally ping King Tut ’s beard off before attempting to treat up their mistake by gluing it back on .
However , the unwise choice to use epoxy as an adhesive left a rather blazing fissure between the face fungus and the mentum , with the glue itself highly visible . In a heedless attempt to conceal this , the group are believed to have used tart metallic element instrument such as spatula and scalpels to scrape away the extra glue , leaving scratches and other serious damage .
Tutankhamunis think to have died around 3,300 eld ago while a teenager , having become pharaoh at the geezerhood of eight or nine . His grave was discovered in 1922 by English archaeologist Howard Carter , and has stay the star magnet of the Egyptian Museum ever since .
Ever shrouded in controversy , the grave quickly became associated with hearsay of acurse , as several key chassis involved in King Tut ’s excavation pass away shortly afterwards . course , there is no scientific base for these claims , so while it ’s unlikely that those involved in damaging the mask will face the ira of Tutankhamun , they may well feel themselves in hot urine once legal proceedings are complete .
prosecuting attorney haveaccusedthe eight museum worker of “ cut all scientific methods of restoration ” as they foolishly attempted to wrap up up their inadvertent damage to the mask , which only made the state of affairs unsound . The deficiency of professionalism or diplomacy displayed by those involve becomes all the more staggering when one considers that the former head of the Egyptian Museum and the chief of the museum ’s regaining department are among the accused .
The ancient relic has now been mend , with beeswax used to discreetly re - attach the byssus , and has been place back on showing at the Egyptian Museum .
