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The Mask of Agamemnon is an artefact discovered at Mycenae in 1876 by Heinrich Schliemann. The mask is a gold funeral mask. Schliemann believed that he had discovered the body of the legendary Greek leader Agamemnon. today archaeological research suggests the mask is from 1550-1500 B.C.E.
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The Mask of Agamemnon is an artefact discovered at Mycenae in 1876 by Heinrich Schliemann. The mask is a gold funeral mask. Schliemann believed that he had discovered the body of the legendary Greek leader Agamemnon. today archaeological research suggests the mask is from 1550-1500 B.C.E
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Album / Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group
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Image size:
4000 x 4650 px | 53.2 MB
Print size:
33.9 x 39.4 cm | 13.3 x 15.5 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
1550-1500 • 1876 • AGAMEMNON • AGAMEMNON, KING • AGAMENON • ARCHAEOLOGICAL • ARTEFACT • BODY • BURIAL • CADAVER • CONTEMPORARY • CORPS • CORPSE • DEAD BODY • DISCOVERED • E • FUNERAL • FUNERARY • GOLD • GOLD, ALL • GOLDEN • GOLDSMITH • GRECO • GREEK • GREEKS • HEINRICH • HELENICO • HELENISTICO • HELLENIC • HELLENISTIC • LEADER • LEADING • LEGENDARY • MASCARA • MASK • MYCENAE • MYCENAEAN GREECE • RESEARCH • RINGLEADER • SCHLIEMANN • SUGGESTS • TODAY
