The face of Egypt's most famous ancient ruler, King Tutankhamun, has been put on public display for the first time.

Archaeologists took the mummy from its stone sarcophagus and placed it in a climate-controlled case inside his tomb in Luxor's Valley of the Kings...

The move is part of a plan to protect the remains. Archaeologists say they are under threat from the heat and the humidity brought into the tomb by the vast numbers of tourists visiting each year...

There is a six-and-a-half minute video of moving Tut's mummy into the climate controlled case here: King Tut's face unveiled and a picture slideshow here: In pictures: Tutankhamun revealed.

King Tut's face unveiled to world, BBC News, UK, November 04, 2007.

cf. Face-to-face with Tutankhamun, Ian Pannell, BBC News, UK, November 04, 2007.

cf. Tutankhamun's 'beautiful' face revealed, AFP via Google News, USA, November 04, 2007.

cf. Egypt Puts King Tut on Public Display, Anna Johnson, AP via Google News, USA, November 04, 2007.

cf. Tut Mummy on Public Display for First Time, Steven Stanek, National Geographic News, USA, November 04, 2007.

cf. Tut's Face Displayed for First Time, National Geographic News, USA, November 04, 2007.