Restoring the Egyptian Museum (10 images)

A soldiers stands guard next to Tutankhamen's gold funerary mask inside the Egyptian Museum as Egyptian state minister of antiquities Zahi Hawass (not in picture) talks to reporters on February 16, 2011. Looters broke into the museum in Cairo's Tahrir Square on January 28th shattering 13 display cases and at least 70 artifacts, some of which have been recovered and repaired according to Hawwas. Tutankhamen's mask was not taken or damaged by looters. UPI

An Egyptian worker cleans some of the archeological pieces inside the Egyptian Museum on February 16, 2011. Looters broke into the museum in Cairo's Tahrir Square on January 28th shattering 13 display cases and at least 70 artifacts, some of which have been recovered and repaired according to Hawwas. Tutankhamen's mask was not taken or damaged by looters. UPI

An Egyptian worker cleans some of the archeological pieces inside the Egyptian Museum on February 16, 2011. Looters broke into the museum in Cairo's Tahrir Square on January 28th shattering 13 display cases and at least 70 artifacts, some of which have been recovered and repaired according to Hawwas. Tutankhamen's mask was not taken or damaged by looters. UPI

A soldiers stands guard to inside the Egyptian Museum as Egyptian state minister of antiquities Zahi Hawass(not in picture) talks to reporters on February 16, 2011. Looters broke into the museum in Cairo's Tahrir Square on January 28th shattering 13 display cases and at least 70 artifacts, some of which have been recovered and repaired according to Hawwas. Tutankhamen's mask was not taken or damaged by looters. UPI