Friday, 20 May 2022

Mycenaean Greece: The legendary world of Agamemnon

The Schloss Karlsruhe Museum hosted the exhibition "Mycenaean Greece: The legendary world of Agamemnon" in 2018. Over 400 exhibits were loaned from Greece, many of which are shown for the first time outside of the country.Mycenae Lion Gate
Paris, the son of king of Troy, Priam, kidnapped Helen, incurring the wrath of the king of Mycenae, Agamemnon. The events depicted in Homer's Illiad led to the Trojan War, which took place from circa 1260 to 1180 BC.
Button from the 16th century BCGold cup was found by Heinrich Schliemann in one of the shaft graves of Mycenae.“Eyes of Agamemnon” mask.

Mycenaean Earring