14k Solid Gold pendant replica of a “Figure-of-eight” Mycenaean shield the most common type of Mycenaean shields. These shields were made of several layers of bull-hide and in some cases they were reinforced with bronze plates.The Mycenaeans invested in the development of military infrastructure with military production and logistics being supervised directly from the palatial centers. This militaristic ethos inspired later Ancient Greek tradition, and especially Homer’s epics, which are focused on the heroic nature of the Mycenaean-era warrior élite.