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CAIRO — Egypt sought Saturday to calm concerns that King Tutankhamun's famous burial mask had been permanently marred after its beard broke off and was glued back on with epoxy.

German restoration specialist Christian Eckmann told reporters at a news conference at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo that the mask is not endangered, adding it can be properly restored after the glue is removed.

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