Mask of Agamemnon
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The Mask of Agamemnon is a famous gold funerary mask from Mycenae, dating to the Late Bronze Age and celebrated as one of the most iconic artifacts of ancient Greek archaeology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mask of Agamemnon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3242432 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mask of Agamemnon Context triple: [National Archaeological Museum of Athens, notableWork, Mask of Agamemnon]
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Agamemnon
Agamemnon is the legendary king of Mycenae and commander of the Greek forces in the Trojan War in Greek mythology.
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B.
Crates of Thebes
Crates of Thebes was an ancient Greek Cynic philosopher known for renouncing his wealth to live a life of poverty and virtue, and for being a prominent teacher of Zeno of Citium, the founder of Stoicism.
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C.
Queen of Ithaca
Queen of Ithaca is the royal title held by Penelope, renowned in Greek mythology for her loyalty and cleverness during Odysseus’s long absence.
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D.
King of Corinth
King of Corinth is the mythological Greek monarch of the city-state of Corinth, most famously associated with the cunning and eternally punished figure of Sisyphus.
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E.
The Hazards of Helen
The Hazards of Helen is a pioneering American silent film serial from the 1910s, renowned for its action-packed railroad adventures and one of the earliest strong, independent female protagonists in cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mask of Agamemnon Target entity description: The Mask of Agamemnon is a famous gold funerary mask from Mycenae, dating to the Late Bronze Age and celebrated as one of the most iconic artifacts of ancient Greek archaeology.
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A.
Agamemnon
Agamemnon is the legendary king of Mycenae and commander of the Greek forces in the Trojan War in Greek mythology.
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B.
Crates of Thebes
Crates of Thebes was an ancient Greek Cynic philosopher known for renouncing his wealth to live a life of poverty and virtue, and for being a prominent teacher of Zeno of Citium, the founder of Stoicism.
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C.
Queen of Ithaca
Queen of Ithaca is the royal title held by Penelope, renowned in Greek mythology for her loyalty and cleverness during Odysseus’s long absence.
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D.
King of Corinth
King of Corinth is the mythological Greek monarch of the city-state of Corinth, most famously associated with the cunning and eternally punished figure of Sisyphus.
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E.
The Hazards of Helen
The Hazards of Helen is a pioneering American silent film serial from the 1910s, renowned for its action-packed railroad adventures and one of the earliest strong, independent female protagonists in cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mycenaean artifact
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archaeological artifact ⓘ funerary mask ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
iconic artifact of Aegean Bronze Age art
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one of the most famous artifacts in Greek archaeology ⓘ symbol of Mycenaean civilization ⓘ |
| associatedSite |
Mycenae and Tiryns
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surface form:
Citadel of Mycenae
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| associatedWith | Mycenaean royal burials ⓘ |
| belongsToCollection |
National Archaeological Museum of Athens
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surface form:
Prehistoric Collection of the National Archaeological Museum of Athens
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| conservationStatus | well preserved ⓘ |
| controversy |
debate over precise dating
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misattribution to legendary king Agamemnon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Greece ⓘ |
| culture | Mycenaean civilization ⓘ |
| currentLocation |
National Archaeological Museum of Athens
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surface form:
National Archaeological Museum, Athens
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| depicts | male face ⓘ |
| discoveredAt |
Mycenae and Tiryns
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surface form:
Mycenae
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| discoveredBy | Heinrich Schliemann ⓘ |
| discoveredInCountry | Greece ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1876 ⓘ |
| displayStatus | on permanent display ⓘ |
| earlierThan | traditional date of Trojan War ⓘ |
| estimatedDate | circa 1550–1500 BCE ⓘ |
| foundInContext |
Grave Circle A at Mycenae
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shaft grave ⓘ |
| function |
funerary object
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grave good ⓘ |
| hasColor | golden ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
almond-shaped eyes
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cut-out eye openings ⓘ detailed facial hair ⓘ engraved facial lines ⓘ modeled ears ⓘ prominent mustache ⓘ |
| hasType | death mask ⓘ |
| iconicStatus | symbol of archaeological discoveries in Greece ⓘ |
| inventoryNumber | National Archaeological Museum Athens 624 ⓘ |
| material | gold ⓘ |
| nameCoinedBy | Heinrich Schliemann ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Agamemnon ⓘ |
| period | Late Bronze Age ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Argolid ⓘ |
| style | Mycenaean funerary art ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
debates on authenticity of Schliemann’s attributions
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scholarly research on Mycenaean burial practices ⓘ |
| technique |
hammered sheet gold
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repoussé ⓘ |
| usedFor | covering the face of the deceased ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 12 kilograms ⓘ |
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Subject: Mask of Agamemnon Description of subject: The Mask of Agamemnon is a famous gold funerary mask from Mycenae, dating to the Late Bronze Age and celebrated as one of the most iconic artifacts of ancient Greek archaeology.
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