King Tutankhamun

Workers remove the protective covering of the golden sarcophagus of King Tutankhamun Photograph: Mike Nelson/EPA

A close-up view of the face of the golden sarcophagus of the tomb of King Tutankhamun Photograph: Mike Nelson/EPA

Egypt's antiquities chief Dr Zahi Hawass, third left, supervises the removal of the lid of the sarcophagus Photograph: Ben Curtis/AP

Peeling back the linen wrapping from the mummy Photograph: Ben Curtis/AFP

As the linen cover is peeled back, the remains of the king's body are revealed for the first time Photograph: Ben Curtis/EPA

The linen cover is taken off completely to reveal the remains of the king's entire body Photograph: Ben Curtis/AP

An Egyptian military officer looks at the remains of the pharaoh Photograph: Mike Nelson/EPA

A close-up view of the face Photograph: Mike Nelson/EPA

The feet of the mummy of King Tutankhamun protrude from under the linen covering Photograph: Mike Nelson/EPA

An archaeologist gets up close and personal with King Tut as he is wrapped back up in the protective linen covering Photograph: Ben Curtis/AP

A close up view of the face of Tutankhamun Photograph: Cris Bouroncle/AFP

Egypt's antiquities chief Dr. Zahi Hawass speaks to the media over the top of the the glass box that will now protect the pharaoh Photograph: Ben Curtis/AP

Teams of forensic artists and scientists built models of the boy pharaoh's face based on some 1,700 high-resolution photos from CT scans of his mummy while in the tomb Photograph: AP