National Archaeological Museum: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Ethnikon Archaiologikon Mouseion
Date	1889 - present

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National Archaeological Museum

Gold funerary mask from Mycenae, shaped as a male face with a beard and closed eyes, known as the so-called Mask of Agamemnon.

Marble portrait bust of Socrates with a full beard and textured hair, displayed on a pedestal at the Archaeological Museum in Athens, Greece.

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