Egypt attempted to set a world record for the largest portrait made of coffee cups to replicate the famous golden mask of boy-king Tutankhamun during a ceremony held at the country’s Grand Egyptian Museum on Saturday (December 28).
The event was held at the museum which houses the sarcophagi and the treasured collection of Tutankhamun’s tomb, all considered centerpieces of the new museum which Egypt will open next year near the Pyramids of Giza.
Guinness World Records representative Talal Omar said that the portrait should cover an area of 60 square meters for Egypt to win the record, a requirement achieved by the organizers. The record is expected to be announced later on Saturday after organizers fulfil a final requirement set by Guinness World Records.
Organizers say the execution of the portrait took nearly 12 hours in which 7,260 plastic cups, 65 kilos of coffee, 1,000 liters of milk and 3,000 liters of water were used.
The event was organized by the Tut Coffee company, in cooperation with Egypt’s Antiquities authorities, as well as the participation of people with disabilities as volunteers.
In order to fulfill the Guinness requirements, the cups of coffee will be distributed on thousands of workers at the site of the Grand Egyptian Museum in order not to waste the resources put into the portrait, organizers said.