Restoring the coffin of King Tutankhamun for the first time in nearly 100 years

According to a reporter in Cairo, Egyptian authorities began the process of restoring the largest coffin in the trilogy of King Tutankhamun for the first time in nearly a hundred years, after the coffin was transferred to Dai Bao. Museum of Egypt.

This is the largest and also the only coffin left in the tomb of the young king in Luxor, after two smaller ones were transferred to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo's capital in 1922.

This is the largest and only remaining coffin in the pharaoh Tutankhamun tomb.

The head of antiquities restoration at Eissa Zidan Egyptian Museum said the coffin began to show cracks in the gilded outer layers. Recovery will need at least 8 months and the overall report of status has been completed before it is transferred to the Egyptian Museum.

Meanwhile, the Director of Antiquities at the Egyptian Museum Al-Tayeb Abbas announced that the coffin will be on display at the Egyptian Museum after restoration, along with the treasure collection of King Tutankhamun, Two smaller coffins are still on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

Thus, when the Egyptian Museum was opened in 2020, the trio of coffins of King Tutankhamun will be displayed for the first time.

The smallest of these three coffins is made of pure gold, while the other two are made of wood and are inlaid with gold.

King Tutankhamun was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty and died in 1323 BC. His tomb was first found in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor in 1922 and excavated by a group of experts headed by Howard Carter, an English archaeologist.

This is considered one of the most magnificent tombs in ancient Egypt and also contains many most thrilling mysteries.