Detail from Mask of Agamemnon 1200×500

Published at 1200 × 500 in The Significance of Achilles’ Shield
Known as the “Mask of Agamemnon,” this exquisite funerary mask is made of gold, c. 16th century BCE. It was found in 1876 by Heinrich Schliemann in Tomb V at Mycenae, Greece. Currently on display in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Greece.

Known as the “Mask of Agamemnon,” this exquisite funerary mask is made of gold, c. 16th century BCE. It was found in 1876 by Heinrich Schliemann in Tomb V at Mycenae, Greece. Currently on display in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Greece.

Known as the “Mask of Agamemnon,” this exquisite funerary mask is made of gold, c. 16th century BCE. It was found in 1876 by Heinrich Schliemann in Tomb V at Mycenae, Greece. Currently on display in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Greece.

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