Mycenaean culture flourished on the Greek mainland in the Late Bronze Age. The name comes from the site of Mycenae, where the culture was first recognized after the 1876 excavations by Heinrich Schliemann.
c. 1600–1100 B.C.E.
Mycenaean culture flourished on the Greek mainland in the Late Bronze Age. The name comes from the site of Mycenae, where the culture was first recognized after the 1876 excavations by Heinrich Schliemann.
c. 1600–1100 B.C.E.
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The people of the ancient Aegean were great seafarers and traders, talented potters, painters, jewelers, weavers and carvers of stone.
Mycenaean culture dominated southern Greece, but is perhaps best known for the site of Mycenae itself.
“I have gazed into the face of Agamemnon,” boasted the man who discovered it—but is it really the Homeric hero?
Below the great citadel of Mycenae, a passage into a hillside leads to a massive beehive-shaped tomb.
Seeking the mythic cities of Homer, Heinrich Schliemann identified Mycenae in the 19th century.
Approaching Mycenae was awe inspiring: a massive hill, walls of enormous stones, and the fearsome Lion Gate.
Bank of America's Masterpiece Moment
Crafted in the 16th century, this pair of six-panel screens is painted in ink on paper and showcases both Yamato-e and Chinese painting styles. The work features pine trees―a typical Japanese motif―and it has beautifully captured the richness of a Japanese landscape.