The golden coffin, a three-thousand-year-old Egyptian relic, is in fragile condition and will be restored for the first time since it was discovered in 1922. /VCG Photo

The restoration process will take up to seven or nine months, before the ancient piece goes on exhibition next year at the Grand Egyptian Museum. /VCG Photo

Around six weeks ago, the coffin was transferred from Cairo's Museum of Egyptian Antiquities to Giza's new Grand Egyptian Museum. /VCG Photo

King Tutankhamun (ca 1341–ca 1323 B.C.) is seen as the signature manifestation of ancient Egypt's glory. /VCG Photo