Research Paper On The Mask Of Agamemnon

Angel Allen
Professor Mosley
English 1102
30 September 2014
The Mask of Agamemnon
The Mask of Agamemnon is probably one of the most beautiful masks crafted in gold ever discovered. It was founded by Heinrich Schliemann in 1876 (Abramitis). Schliemann was an archaeologist who did an excavation of Mycenae and discovered the mask. It is believed that the mask was from the Bronze Age in Greece (Abramitis). The Mask of Agamemnon was not the only gold mask found. In fact, it was one of many masks that covered the faces of the Grecian soldiers who had died during the war (Abramitis). This mask is loved by many of the Grecian people and others around the world.
As mentioned before, the Mask of Agamemnon is beautiful artifact in Greek culture. Many
While looking at the mask, one may notice the distinctive eyebrows of this artifact. Unlike other masks found along with the Mask of Agamemnon, the eyebrows on the mask seemed to have two arches (Traill). Also, looking at the mask from the side, one can actually see little hairs coming out from the eyebrows to give the mask a more realistic look (Traill). The next thing archaeologists pointed out were the eyes of the mask. The eyes on the Agamemnon mask seem to have its eyes open, but on the other masks the eyes are closed. The next focus was on the ears. On the other three masks, the ears appear to be flattened on the sides (Traill). However, on the Mask of Agamemnon, the ears appear to resemble the ears on an actual human (Traill). Next, the archaeologists examined the mouth, lips,