King Tut's beard was glued back on with epoxy, reports AP

Curators at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo have admitted to gluing back on the beard of Tutankhamun’s burial mask after it was knocked off by accident. Reports differ as to how the blue and gold braided beard was dislodged, with three of the museum’s curators telling the Associated Press that it had happened either during cleaning or because the beard was already loose.

"you can see a layer of transparent yellow."

Unfortunately, the pharaoh’s replica facial hair was then inexpertly reattached with epoxy glue, leaving a gap between the face of the mask and the beard. "The mask should have been taken to the conservation lab but they were in a rush to get it displayed quickly again and used this quick drying, irreversible material," said a...