Ancient Mycenean death mask - photo

[Altair]

Ancient Mycenean death mask from 1560 BC.

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[mklotz]

Heinrich Schliemann discovered this while excavating at Mycenae. He claimed it was Agamemnon's mask but analysis with more modern techniques date it to earlier than Agamemnon. It's interesting that men that far back had handlebar mustaches.