Tutankhamun mask botched reminiscent of a Mr Bean movie

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I don’t know what’s funnier, that it was a woman in charge of the exhibit who made the decisions that lead to this blunder; or that the country this happened in is Islamic.

http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/jan/27/egyptian-museum-gluing-tutankhamun-beard-conservation-cairo

Restoration will begin this Saturday, more than a year after the mask was broken last August http://news.yahoo.com/egypt-restore-king-tut-mask-botched-epoxy-job-124425920.html

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Now what is interesting about this whole thing- and what only one report mentioned briefly- is that the beard of the mask was never actually attached to the mask in situ when it was discovered in 1922. It was later glued on in 1941 for display. So in effect we don’t even know if the beard was originally meant to be permanently attached in the first place.

I don’t understand why the mask would be displayed with the beard on in the first place. If the beard was supposed to be attached it would have been riveted on.

In situ picture showing mask without beard on discovery.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CQlXLmtUsAELNtN.jpg

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Thought I had heard everything but this story takes the cake and eclipses everything else I have ever read. Turns out now the mask was actually dropped. After a curator picked the mask up by the beard! So it’s likely it has other damage not being reported on.

Another funny video.

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Germany is donating 50,000 Euros to pay for the masks restoration. I can’t help but feel that this whole thing is a metaphor for the migrant crisis in Europe.

Just another case of peoples of European descent playing the role of responsible global citizens and acting like the only adults in the room. Get’s tiring being the only adult surrounded by children after a while.

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