The Mask of Agamemnon discovered at Mycenae in 1876 by Heinrich Schliemann. The mask is a gold funeral mask, found over the face of a body located in a burial shaft. Schliemann believed that he had discovered the body of the legendary Greek leader Agamemnon.

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Caption: The Mask of Agamemnon discovered at Mycenae in 1876 by Heinrich Schliemann. The mask is a gold funeral mask, found over the face of a body located in a burial shaft. Schliemann believed that he had discovered the body of the legendary Greek leader Agamemnon.

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