Egypt begins restoring King Tut’s golden coffin for the first time ever
He had the smallest tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings but it was also estimated to be the most expensive. Now the golden coffin of the legendary King Tut (Tutankhamun) will undergo restoration for the first time. According to the Associated Press, Minister Khaled el-Anany told reporters the planned eight-month-long restoration is due to the extreme fragility of the coffin, which has remained untouched since 1922, when the 3,000-year-old tomb was discovered by British archaeologist Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon. Tutankhamun ruled Egypt for approximately 10 years and was around 19 years old when he died. Experts suspect he died due to gangrene, likely caused by a broken leg.
He had the smallest tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings but it was also estimated to be the most expensive. Now the golden coffin of the legendary King Tut (Tutankhamun) will undergo restoration for the first time. According to the Associated Press, Minister Khaled el-Anany told reporters the planned eight-month-long restoration is due to the extreme fragility of the coffin, which has remained untouched since 1922, when the 3,000-year-old tomb was discovered by British archaeologist Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon. Tutankhamun ruled Egypt for approximately 10 years and was around 19 years old when he died. Experts suspect he died due to gangrene, likely caused by a broken leg.
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