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The golden mask of Pharaoh Tutankhamen is seen on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. It will be moved to the new Grand Egyptian Museum later this year. © Reuters

SABER RABIE, Nikkei staff writer

CAIRO -- One hundred and one years since being discovered by British archaeologist Howard Carter, the golden mask of Pharaoh Tutankhamen is displayed in Room 2 of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo's Tahrir Square.

But not for long.

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