page_title: Mycenology
hierarchical_section_title: Mycenology
caption_attribution_description: English: Shaft Grave V, Grave Circle A, Mycenae. Found in Tomb V in Mycenae by Heinrich Schliemann in 1876. Gold death-mask known as the "Mask of Agamemnon". This mask depicts the imposing face of a bearded noble man. It is made of a gold sheet with repoussé details. Two holes near the ears indicate that the mask was held in place of the deceased's face with twine. This mask is believed to be a fake due to the high level of detail, such as the beard and ears. No other mask of it's type has a similar amount of detail. Français&#160;: Masque funéraire, connu sous le nom de «&#160;masque d'Agamemnon&#160;». Or massif, trouvé dans la Tombe V du site de Mycènes par Heirich Schliemann en 1876. 中文: 阿迦门农面具，迈锡尼。 Deutsch: Maske des Agamemnon Ελληνικά: Μάσκα του Αγαμέμνωνος, Α' ταφικός περίβολος Μυκηνών.
context_page_description: Mycenology is the study of the Mycenaean Greek language and the culture and institutions recorded in that language. It emerged as a discipline auxiliary to classical philology in 1953, following the deciphering of Minoan Linear B script by Alice Kober, Michael Ventris and John Chadwick.
context_section_description: Mycenology is the study of the Mycenaean Greek language and the culture and institutions recorded in that language. It emerged as a discipline auxiliary to classical philology in 1953, following the deciphering of Minoan Linear B script by Alice Kober, Michael Ventris and John Chadwick.
caption: Death mask, known as the Mask of Agamemnon, Grave Circle A, Mycenae, 16th century BC, probably the most famous artifact of Mycenaean Greece.[1]
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