EIGHT EGYPTIANS FOR TRIAL OVER BAD REPAIR OF BURIAL MASK

The burial mask which is about 3,300 years was repaired last year by the accused in an unprofessional and haphazard manner but Egyptian prosecutor said the eight persons are been tried for gross negligence.

In a statement, the prosecutor said the beard of the mask was accidentally knocked off and hastily glued with epoxy in 2014, was scratched and damaged as a result of the repair.

The prosecutor said 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.

Last year, Restoration Specialist Christian Eckmann said that the cause of a scratch had not been determined, but that it could have been recent.