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Mask of Agamemnon

Mask of Agamemnon
The so-called Mask of Agamemnon was discovered in a grave at Mycenae by German amateur archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann in 1876. It is believed to be the death mask of a Mycenaean king.
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Aeschylus; Schliemann, Heinrich; Agamemnon; Aegean Civilization; Mycenae
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