Fig. 32.—Greek shield.
Fig. 33.—Greek shield (front and back).
Fig. 34.—Greek sword in scabbard.
The Sword.—Homer applies the terms “long, large, sharp, trenchant, and two-edged” to the sword, and it is evident that it was of the same description as that characteristic of the Bronze Age ([Fig. 34]). It was ornamented with studs of gold or silver, and the sword-belt was apparently worn over the shoulder.
