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The Mask of Agamemnon is an artifact discovered at Mycenae in 1876 by Heinrich Schliemann.〔("Behind the Mask of Agamemnon" ) by Spencer P.M. Harrington in ''Archaeology'', Vol. 52, No. 4, July/August 1999. Online archive, retrieved 29 May 2013. (Archived here. )〕 The artifact is a funeral mask made in gold, and was found over the face of a body located in a burial shaft, designated Grave V, at the site "Grave Circle A, Mycenae". Schliemann believed that he had discovered the body of the legendary Greek leader Agamemnon, but modern archaeological research suggests that the mask is from 1550–1500 BC, earlier than the life of Agamemnon, as tradition regards it. The mask is currently displayed in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens. ==Description== The mask is one of five discovered in the royal shaft graves at Mycenae—three in Grave IV and two in Grave V. The faces and hands of two children in Grave III are covered with gold leaf, One covering having holes for the eyes. The mask was designed to be a funeral mask covered in gold. The faces of the men are not all covered with masks. That they are men, and warriors, is suggested by the presence of weapons in their graves. The quantities of gold and carefully worked artifacts indicate honor, wealth and status. The custom of clothing leaders in gold leaf is known elsewhere. The Mask of Agamemnon was named by Schliemann after the legendary Greek king of Homer's ''Iliad''. This mask adorned one of the bodies in the shaft graves at Mycenae. Schliemann took this as evidence the Trojan War was a real historical event. The mask of Agamemnon was created from one thick gold sheet, heated and hammered against a wooden background with the details chased on later with a sharp tool.〔(''Questioning The Mycenaean Death Mask Of Agamemnon'' )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mask of Agamemnon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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