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A description of a boar's tusk helmet appears in book ten of Homer's Iliad, as Odysseus is armed for a night raid to be conducted against the Trojans. Meriones gave Odysseus a bow, a quiver and a sword, and put a cleverly made leather helmet on his head. On the inside there was a strong lining on interwoven straps, onto which a felt cap had ...
Among Mycenaean elites, the most common type of helmet was the boar's tusk helmet. Since each helmet required ivory from fifty to sixty tusks, their use signaled high status. These helmets were widely used throughout the Mycenaean period, and are depicted frequently in ancient Aegean art. [22] [23]
Consistent with this is a helmet plate from Vendel grave XIV in Uppland that depicts two warriors with bird-crest helmets, one of which also has boar tusks, suggesting it is the armour that makes them a representation of the animal.
The boar's tusk helmet was the most identifiable piece of Mycenaean armor in use from the beginning to the collapse of Mycenaean culture. It is also known from several depictions in contemporary art in Greece and the Mediterranean.
Slivers of boars' tusks were also discovered, which once made up a boars'-tusk helmet. The figures on the Warrior Vase (Mycenae, ca 1200 BC, National Archaeological Museum, Athens ) [ 9 ] are wearing body armor.
A boar’s tusk was also found on the deceased’s left arm above the elbow, archaeologists said. The tusk is an incomplete ring, but it might have been a bracelet fastened with some kind of ...
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Boar's tusk helmets were the Mycenean elite's headgear of choice. A depiction of a soldier wearing such a helmet was found in the Hittite capital, Hattusa. The Hittite account of Attarsiya's exploits provide the earliest textual evidence of Mycenaean involvement in Anatolia.