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The so-called death mask of Agamemnon - the king of Mycenae in Homer's Iliad.
Gold funeral mask from Grave Circle A, Mycenae (mid-16th century BCE). The mask in fact predates Agamemnon by 400 years but nevertheless remains solid evidence of Homer's description of Mycenae as 'rich in gold'. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens).
This image was first published on Flickr.
Original image by Xuan Che. Uploaded by Mark Cartwright, published on 18 May 2013 under the following license: Creative Commons Attribution. This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. This is the most accommodating of licenses offered, in terms of what others can do with your works licensed under Attribution. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
Che, X. (2013, May 18). Death Mask of Agamemnon. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/1235/
Che, Xuan. "Death Mask of Agamemnon." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified May 18, 2013. https://www.ancient.eu/image/1235/.
Che, Xuan. "Death Mask of Agamemnon." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 18 May 2013. Web. 26 Feb 2021.
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