Funeral mask
Hammered golden sheet. 1550—1500 BCE. Inv. No. 254.Athens, National Archaeological MuseumPhoto by Ilya Shurygin

Funeral mask.

Hammered golden sheet. 1550—1500 BCE.
Inv. No. 254.

Athens, National Archaeological Museum
(Αθήνα, Εθνικό Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο)

Origin:
Excavations by Heinrich Schliemann, 1876., Mycenae, Grave Circle A, shaft grave IV.
Literature:
Elsie Spathari. MYCENAE. A guide to the history and archaeology. Athens, 2014.
Credits:
© 2014. Photo: Ilya Shurygin.
Data: museum annotation.
THE GALLERY OF ANCIENT ART
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