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Mask of Agamemnon

by Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris

Mask of Agamemnon, from shaft grave V, grave circle A, Mycenae c.1550-1500 B.C.E., gold, 12″ / 35 cm (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)

“I have gazed into the face of Agamemnon,” boasted the man who discovered it—but is it really the Homeric hero?

Smarthistory images for teaching and learning:

Gold artifacts from Grave Circle A at Mycenae, Greece

Gold Diadam from Grave Circle A at Mycenae, Greece

Mask of Agamemnon, c.1550-1500, gold, found in grave shaft V, Grave Circle A in 1876 at Mycenae by Heinrich Schliemann

Gold necklace from Grave Circle A at Mycenae, Greece

Gold griffon from Grave Circle A at Mycenae, Greece

Phidias, Athena Pathenos, 447-32 B.C.E. (this is a 3rd c. C.E. copy known as Varvakeion)

Gold masks from Grave Circle A at Mycenae, Greece

Gold mask from Grave Circle A at Mycenae, Greece

Gold mask from Grave Circle A at Mycenae, Greece

Mask of Agamemnon, c.1550-1500, gold, found in grave shaft V, Grave Circle A in 1876 at Mycenae by Heinrich Schliemann

Gold mask from Grave Circle A at Mycenae, Greece

Dagger blade from Mycenae, Greece

Gold cup from Grave Circle A at Mycenae, Greece

Dagger blade from Mycenae, Greece

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Cite this page as: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris, "Mask of Agamemnon," in Smarthistory, December 14, 2015, accessed June 9, 2023, https://smarthistory.org/mask-of-agamemnon/.