The Mycenaean period, whích takes its name from the site of Mycenae in the Peloponnese, is a Bronze Age civilisation which lasted from 1600-1100BC. It is the historical setting of the epics of Homer and other Greek mythology. The Mycenaeans buried their nobles in beehive tombs (tholoi) together with daggers, gold masks, tiaras, armour, and jeweled weapons.

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01 Jar and amphora
02 Wine cooler
03 Gold death mask of a man
04 Bronze dagger with gold revetment and lilies decoration
05 Golden Mask of Agamemnon
06 Silver bull rhyton vessel
07 Bronze knives and swords
08 Bronze swords
09 Golden diadems
10 Gold knee plates
11 Golden male death mask
12 Gold calyx
13 Bronze dagger with gold nails for shaft
14 Gold plates covering body
15 Circular gold plates
16 Bronze swords
17 Iron dagger with gold handle
18 Gold diadem
19 Gold female deity figurines
20 Mycenaean lady goddess wall painting
21 Female deities ivory statues
22 Wild boar hunt wall painting
23 Wall painting fragments
24 Gold necklaces
25 Boar tusk helmet
26 Figurines
27 Vapheio gold cup
28 Bronze swords
29 Necklaces
30 Glass plaque necklaces and diadems
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