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Funerary Mask. Found at Grave Circle A, Mycenae

ViewTotal from front center
LocationGreece
Dateca. 1600-1500 BC
SubjectSculpture
PeriodMycenaean
Materialbeaten gold
Dimensionsca.28 cm h.
CollectionGreece, Athens, National Museum
Saskia No.Jgc-1210
SourceCunningham & Reich, Culture and Values, 6th ed., chapter 1, plate 28
 Gardner, Art Through the Ages, 11th ed., chapter 4, plate 23
 Hartt, Art: A History of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, 4th ed., chapter 6, plate 19
 Lois Fichner-Rathus, Understanding Art, 6th ed., chapter 12, plate 25
 Schneider Adams, Art Across Time, 2nd ed., chapter 4, plate 29
 Stokstad, Marilyn, Art History, 2nd ed., chapter 4, plate 19