Shaft Grave V, Grave Circle A, Mycenae.
Found in Tomb V in Mycenae by Heinrich Schliemann in 1876.

Gold death-mask known as the "Mask of Agamemnon". This mask depicts the imposing face of a bearded n
Shaft Grave V, Grave Circle A, Mycenae. Found in Tomb V in Mycenae by Heinrich Schliemann in 1876. Gold death-mask known as the "Mask of Agamemnon". This mask depicts the imposing face of a bearded… © Xuan Che, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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