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'''Mycenaean Burial Masks''' rare Bronze Age artifact.
'''Mycenaean Burial Masks''' - rare Bronze Age artifact.


Thin hammered gold funerary masks placed over the faces of elite deceased in Mycenaean shaft graves, most famously at Mycenae circa 1550-1500 BCE. The masks depict idealized facial features with closed eyes and stylized beards. Schliemann's 'Mask of Agamemnon' is the most renowned example.
Thin hammered gold funerary masks placed over the faces of elite deceased in Mycenaean shaft graves, most famously at Mycenae circa 1550-1500 BCE. The masks depict idealized facial features with closed eyes and stylized beards. Schliemann's 'Mask of Agamemnon' is the most renowned example.

Latest revision as of 02:47, 3 July 2026

Mycenaean Burial Masks
Mycenaean Burial Masks
Rarity Rare
Era Bronze Age
Native to Mycenae (DLC site)
Toughness 195.0
Sale value 385
Materials gold

Mycenaean Burial Masks - rare Bronze Age artifact.

Thin hammered gold funerary masks placed over the faces of elite deceased in Mycenaean shaft graves, most famously at Mycenae circa 1550-1500 BCE. The masks depict idealized facial features with closed eyes and stylized beards. Schliemann's 'Mask of Agamemnon' is the most renowned example.

Read more about death masks of mycenae on Wikipedia