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King Tut's coffin to be restored
Read full article: King Tut's coffin to be restoredTutankhamun is one of the best known figures of Ancient Egypt, and now his coffin is getting some tender loving care. The boy king's gilded coffin has been moved from his tomb in Luxor to the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) for restoration work, Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities announced. This is the first time that the coffin has been restored since it was discovered in 1922. "Before sending the coffin to the GEM, a complete report on the condition of the coffin was written highlighting all the damages." The 5.2-million-square-foot structure, near the ancient pyramids of Giza, is still under construction.