Mycenaean Armour — Full Plate
Made to order · Price on request · Individually commissioned
A tall plate-armour interpretation with a raised neck section, rounded upper body and overlapping horizontal lower plates. The archive display includes a spear and a separate helmet, which are not automatically included in an armour commission.
Design & art direction: Georgios Katsos / Archaeopolis
Making: Dimitris Katsikis
The documented object
The gallery presents the contemporary Archaeopolis piece in archive photographs 005. These photographs are the visual reference for your enquiry; the final specification is agreed individually.
Historical and design context
The armour discovered at Dendra provides archaeological context for Mycenaean plate armour. The archive does not document an exact component-by-component match for this contemporary piece.
Ephorate of Antiquities of Argolida — Dendra — further historical reading, not an identified exact prototype.
Historical reference photo
A documented comparison for the form, motif or construction — not a photograph of the product offered for sale.
Photograph: Zde / Wikimedia Commons. The displayed boar’s-tusk helmet is a reconstruction. CC BY-SA 4.0. View source → · Photo & credit
The enclosing bronze torso, large shoulder protection and overlapping lower plates have a close structural parallel in the Dendra panoply. This photograph is a comparison for the armour form, not a claim of identical dimensions or fabrication.
Photographic documentation
Archaeopolis Objects photographic archive. View the original object series →
Your commission
Materials, dimensions, weight, finish, included components and intended use are confirmed before production. Displayed clothing, helmets, shafts or other accompanying equipment are not automatically included unless specified in your quotation. The final quotation, production schedule and shipping arrangements depend on the agreed specification and destination.
MADE BY HUMAN HANDS
Every Archaeopolis object is handcrafted.
Made by people, with time, care and individual attention.