Mask of Agamemnon

The Mask of Agamemnon is an artifact discovered at Mycenae in 1876 by Heinrich Schliemann. It has been referred to as the "Mona Lisa of prehistory" The artifact is a funeral mask made in gold, and was found over the face of a body in a burial shaft, designated Grave V, at the site "Grave Circle A, Mycenae".

Mask of Agamemnon

The Mask of Agamemnon is an artifact discovered at Mycenae in 1876 by Heinrich Schliemann. It has been referred to as the "Mona Lisa of prehistory" The artifact is a funeral mask made in gold, and was found over the face of a body in a burial shaft, designated Grave V, at the site "Grave Circle A, Mycenae".