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title: Mycenaean Boar's Tusk Helmet
author: Jennifer Brown
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2179/mycenaean-boars-tusk-helmet/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Mycenaean Boar's Tusk Helmet

_Authored by [Jennifer Brown](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JauntingJen/)_

## Image File

[![Mycenaean Boar's Tusk Helmet](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2179.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2179.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Mycenaean](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mycenaean_Civilization/) boar's tusk helmet excavated from chamber [tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) 515. A description of this type of helmet can be found in [Homer](https://www.worldhistory.org/homer/)'s '[Iliad](https://www.worldhistory.org/iliad/)'. 14th - 13th cents. BCE. Currently housed at the National Archaeological Museum of [Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/Athens/).

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## Cite This Work

### APA
Brown, J. (2013, December 04). Mycenaean Boar's Tusk Helmet. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2179/mycenaean-boars-tusk-helmet/>
### Chicago
Brown, Jennifer. "Mycenaean Boar's Tusk Helmet." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 04, 2013. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2179/mycenaean-boars-tusk-helmet/>.
### MLA
Brown, Jennifer. "Mycenaean Boar's Tusk Helmet." *World History Encyclopedia*, 04 Dec 2013, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2179/mycenaean-boars-tusk-helmet/>.

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