Workers are busy at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, repairing artifacts broken as a result of chaos that swept the nation's capital two weeks ago.

Looters have damaged a number of items. The Antiquities Minister, Zahi Hawass, said on Monday, that marauders were mostly after two things, gold and "red mercury." Among the 70 objects damaged during the incursion, was a statue of King Tutenkanum standing on a panther, and a 3,000 year old wooden coffin, from the New Kingdom Period.

When the demonstrations began, civilians formed a human chain to protect the museum. It's since been guarded by the army. The Minister, also said the damaged relics will be restored in the next few days. But with the ongoing unrest, it remains uncertain when the museum will reopen to the the public.

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