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title: Death Mask of Agamemnon
author: Xuan Che
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1235/death-mask-of-agamemnon/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Death Mask of Agamemnon

_Authored by Xuan Che_

## Image File

[![Death Mask of Agamemnon](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1235.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1235.jpg)

## Image Caption

The so-called [death](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Death/) mask of [Agamemnon](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Agamemnon/) - the king of [Mycenae](https://www.worldhistory.org/mycenae/) in [Homer](https://www.worldhistory.org/homer/)'s [Iliad](https://www.worldhistory.org/iliad/). [Gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) funeral mask from [Grave](https://www.worldhistory.org/burial/) Circle A, Mycenae (mid-16th century BCE). The mask in fact predates Agamemnon by 400 years but nevertheless remains solid evidence of Homer's description of Mycenae as 'rich in gold'. (National Archaeological Museum, [Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/Athens/)).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Che, X. (2013, May 18). Death Mask of Agamemnon. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1235/death-mask-of-agamemnon/>
### Chicago
Che, Xuan. "Death Mask of Agamemnon." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 18, 2013. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1235/death-mask-of-agamemnon/>.
### MLA
Che, Xuan. "Death Mask of Agamemnon." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 May 2013, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1235/death-mask-of-agamemnon/>.

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