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The article claims this is the sole armor we have ever found, and that there are also no depictions of armor, while there are numerous depictions of weapons, he
by tsimionescu 2y ago
The article claims this is the sole armor we have ever found, and that there are also no depictions of armor, while there are numerous depictions of weapons, helmets, etc. So the thought wasn't "Mycaeneans smithed bronze armor for ceremonial purposes", it was "this one guy had a ceremonial suit of armor smithed for him". Turns out this is likely wrong as well, but it's not absurd on the face of it.
- bcrosby95 2y agoA suit of this armor would have been expensive as hell. Combined with the standard palace economy I would image it was rarely seen in combat even if it was used there.
- ertian 2y agoBut you might expect to see many depictions of it, since it would be high-prestige. The people painting vases weren't doing live battlefield reporting, there's no reason to expect their depictions to be accurate to real battles.