Image: MaskOfAgamemnon

Description: Shaft Grave V, Grave Circle A, Mycenae. Found in Tomb V in Mycenae by Heinrich Schliemann in 1876. Gold death-mask known as the "Mask of Agamemnon". This mask depicts the imposing face of a bearded noble man. It is made of a gold sheet with repoussé details. Two holes near the ears indicate that the mask was held in place of the deceased's face with twine. This mask is believed to be a fake due to the high level of detail, such as the beard and ears. No other mask of it's type has a similar amount of detail.
Title: MaskOfAgamemnon
Credit: Self-photographed (Flickr), 20 December 2010
Author: Xuan Che
Permission: CC BY 2.0
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Attribution 2.0
License: CC BY 2.0
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