LUXOR, Egypt -- The linen-wrapped mummy of King Tutankhamun has been put on public display for the first time, 85 years after the 3,000-year-old boy pharaoh's golden enshrined tomb and mummy were discovered.Archaeologists removed the mummy from its stone sarcophagus in his underground tomb, momentarily pulling aside a white linen covering to reveal his shriveled leather-like black face and body. The mummy has been placed in a climate-controlled glass box in the tomb, with only the face and feet showing under the linen covering.
Egypt's antiquities chief said scientists began restoring King Tut's badly damaged mummy more than two years ago after it was removed briefly from its sarcophagus and placed into a CT scanner for further examination.
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