Restoring King Tut’s beard

Members of an Egyptian-German restoration team remove a foam cover from the golden mask of the famed King Tutankhamun before beginning restoration work over a year after the beard was accidentally broken off and hastily glued back with epoxy, at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015. The 3,300-year-old burial pharaonic mask was discovered in Tutankhamun’s tomb along with other artifacts by British archeologists in 1922, sparking worldwide interest in archaeology and ancient Egypt. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

German restorer Christian Eckmann examines the beard of the famed golden mask of King Tutankhamun as an Egyptian-German team begins restoration work over a year after the beard was accidentally broken off and hastily glued back with epoxy, at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015. The 3,300-year-old burial pharaonic mask was discovered in Tutankhamun’s tomb along with other artifacts by British archeologists in 1922, sparking worldwide interest in archaeology and ancient Egypt. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

German restorers Christian Eckmann, right, and Katja Broschat examine the famed golden mask of King Tutankhamun as an Egyptian-German team begins restoration work over a year after the beard was accidentally broken off and hastily glued back with epoxy, at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015. The 3,300-year-old burial pharaonic mask was discovered in Tutankhamun’s tomb along with other artifacts by British archeologists in 1922, sparking worldwide interest in archaeology and ancient Egypt. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

German restorer Christian Eckmann examines the beard of the golden mask of the famed King Tutankhamun as an Egyptian-German team begins restoration work over a year after the beard was accidentally broken off and hastily glued back with epoxy, at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015. The 3,300-year-old burial pharaonic mask was discovered in Tutankhamun’s tomb along with other artifacts by British archeologists in 1922, sparking worldwide interest in archaeology and ancient Egypt. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

German restorer Christian Eckmann examines the beard of the golden mask of King Tutankhamun as an Egyptian-German team begins restoration work over a year after the beard was accidentally broken off and hastily glued back with epoxy, at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015. The 3,300-year-old burial pharaonic mask was discovered in Tutankhamun’s tomb along with other artifacts by British archeologists in 1922, sparking worldwide interest in archaeology and ancient Egypt. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Egyptian officials and security guards watch as an Egyptian-German team led by German restorer Christian Eckmann (fourth from right) begin restoration of the famed golden mask of King Tutankhamun over a year after the beard was accidentally broken off and hastily glued back with epoxy, at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015. The 3,300-year-old burial pharaonic mask was discovered in Tutankhamun’s tomb along with other artifacts by British archeologists in 1922, sparking worldwide interest in archaeology and ancient Egypt. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

German restorers Christian Eckmann and Katja Broschat begin work on the restoration of the famed golden mask of King Tutankhamun at the Egyptian Museum, in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Tourists visit the Valley of the Kings, close to Luxor, 500 kms south of Cairo on September 28, 2015. British Egyptologist Nicholas Reeves, who believes the legendary Queen Nefertiti may be buried in a secret room adjoining King Tutankhamun’s tomb arrived in Egypt to test his theory. To this day, Nefertiti’s final resting place remains a mystery. (KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)

A picture taken on September 28, 2015 shows a detail of the golden sarcophagus of King Tutankhamun in his burial chamber in the Valley of the Kings, close to Luxor, 500 kms south of Cairo. British Egyptologist Nicholas Reeves, who believes the legendary Queen Nefertiti may be buried in a secret room adjoining Tutankhamun’s tomb arrived in Egypt to test his theory. To this day, Nefertiti’s final resting place remains a mystery. (KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)

Tourists visit the Valley of the Kings, close to Luxor, 500 kms south of Cairo on September 28, 2015. British Egyptologist Nicholas Reeves, who believes the legendary Queen Nefertiti may be buried in a secret room adjoining King Tutankhamun’s tomb arrived in Egypt to test his theory. To this day, Nefertiti’s final resting place remains a mystery. (KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)

An Egyptian archaeologist looks at the sarcophagus of King Tutankhamun in his burial chamber in the Valley of the Kings, close to Luxor, 500 kms south of Cairo on September 28, 2015. British Egyptologist Nicholas Reeves, who believes the legendary Queen Nefertiti may be buried in a secret room adjoining Tutankhamun’s tomb arrived in Egypt to test his theory. To this day, Nefertiti’s final resting place remains a mystery. (KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)

A picture taken on September 28, 2015 shows the golden sarcophagus of King Tutankhamun in his burial chamber in the Valley of the Kings, close to Luxor, 500 kms south of Cairo. British Egyptologist Nicholas Reeves, who believes the legendary Queen Nefertiti may be buried in a secret room adjoining Tutankhamun’s tomb arrived in Egypt to test his theory. To this day, Nefertiti’s final resting place remains a mystery. (KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)

A file picture taken on November 4, 2007 shows the sarcophagus of King Tutankhamun, known as the ‘Child Pharaoh’ in its burial chamber after the mummy was placed in a glass urn designed to protect the remains of the ancient king from humidity and other contamination brought by a constant flow of over 350 visitors a day in his tomb in the Valley of the Kings, close to Luxor, a town 700 kilometres (435 miles) south of the Egyptian capital, Cairo. The tomb of the legendary Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun, will be closed for restoration starting in October the Egyptian Minster of Antiquities announced on September 20, 2015. (CRIS BOURONCLE/AFP/Getty Images)

In this Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015, file photo, the gold mask of King Tutankhamun is seen in its glass case during a press tour, in the Egyptian Museum near Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt. An Egyptian official says the Antiquities Ministry gave an initial approval for the use of non-invasive radar to verify a theory that Queen Nefertitis crypt may be hidden behind King Tutankhamuns 3,300-year-old tomb in the famous Valley of the Kings. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

In this Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015, file photo, the gold mask of King Tutankhamun is seen in its glass case during a press tour, in the Egyptian Museum near Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt. The restoration of King Tutankhamun’s world-famous golden mask will begin Saturday, over a year after the beard was accidentally broken off and hastily glued back with epoxy, Egypt’s state-run news agency said Friday. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

A picture taken on September 29, 2015 shows the golden sarcophagus of King Tutankhamun in his burial chamber at the Valley of the Kings, close to Luxor, 500 kms south of Cairo. (KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)

A picture taken on September 29, 2015 shows Egyptian Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh al-Damati (third from left) speaking to a journalists inside Horemheb tomb at the Valley of the Kings, close to Luxor, 500 kms south of Cairo. (KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)

A picture taken on September 29, 2015 shows a wall relief inside Horemheb tomb at the Valley of the Kings, close to Luxor, 500 kms south of Cairo. (KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)

A picture taken on September 29, 2015 shows an Egyptian policeman photographing his colleague inside the Horemheb tomb at the Valley of the Kings, close to Luxor, 500 kms south of Cairo. (KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)

A picture taken on September 29, 2015 shows English Egyptologist Nicholas Reeves speaking to journalists during a visit to Horemheb tomb at the Valley of the Kings, close to Luxor, 500 kms south of Cairo. (KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)

A picture taken on September 29, 2015 shows a relief on the wall inside Horemheb tomb at the Valley of the Kings, close to Luxor, 500 kms south of Cairo, during a media visit. (KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)

A picture taken on September 29, 2015 shows English Egyptologist Nicholas Reeves speaking to journalists during a visit to Horemheb tomb at the Valley of the Kings, close to Luxor, 500 kms south of Cairo. Standing before the majestic gold, ochre and white frescos of Tutankhamun’s tomb, British archaeologist Nicholas Reeves passionately defended his daring theory that Nefertiti is buried in a secret chamber. (KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)

A picture taken on September 29, 2015 shows the sarcophagus inside Horemheb tomb at the Valley of the Kings, close to Luxor, 500 kms south of Cairo, during a media visit. Standing before the majestic gold, ochre and white frescos of Tutankhamun’s tomb, British archaeologist Nicholas Reeves passionately defended his daring theory that Nefertiti is buried in a secret chamber. (KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)

Restoring King Tut’s beard

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