Minoan/Mycenaean Source Materials

Fresco – Pylos Chariot

Find spot: Pylos, Greece
Date: ca. 1350 BCE
Clothing depicted: short-sleeved tunic, boar’s tusk helmet, helmet crest,
Museum link: ??? Possibly Archaeological Museum of Chora (in Messenia, Greece)

This looks like a watercolor reproduction by Piet de Jong of the fresco from Pylos.

Interesting related articles:
THE SHIELD OF ACHILLES: Guest Post: A Mycenaean Chariot in the Knossos Armory by Richard Vallance https://theshieldofachilles.net/2017/05/26/guest-post-a-mycenaean-chariot-in-the-knossos-armory/
THE SHIELD OF ACHILLES: Guest Post: Construction of the Mycenaean Chariot by Rita Roberts https://theshieldofachilles.net/2017/05/30/guest-post-construction-of-the-mycenaean-chariot-by-rita-roberts/
The Greek Age of Bronze Chariots https://www.salimbeti.com/micenei/chariots.htm

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