>> For the thirteenth century BC, we have no evidence at all of metal body-armour or shields. These are features of the earlier Mycenaean epoch – for example, t

>> For the thirteenth century BC, we have no evidence at all of metal body-armour or shields. These are features of the earlier Mycenaean epoch – for example, the bronze lobster cuirass from a tomb at Dendra – or of the period after the fall of the Mycenaean palaces, especially the middle of the twelfth century BC. I've seen that suit of armour up-close. I think it was in the War Museum, in Athens, but it might have been the Archeological Museum (I loved all museums as a child; also, as an adult). Wikipedia references imply it's in the Argos museum, where I haven't been, so when I saw it, it must have been on a loan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendra_panoply https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendra_panoply Or maybe the one I saw was a copy. In any case, an impressive piece of kit and a bit steampunk in aesthetic. There's a clear picture of a beautiful boar's tusk helmet like the one found with the armour, here: https://www.hellenicaworld.com/Greece/Military/en/Armor.html https://www.hellenicaworld.com/Greece/Military/en/Armor.html