Crete: helmets and stuff

[hoplite14gr]

The helmets may come from the grave of an extreamly wealthy aristokrat or even a succesfull mercenary (i.e. good looter)

The guy is displaying his total camlness facing death because he has been an intitate on many Mysteries of the Era.
Rodax marks him as an Eleysina initiate and so is the "scaly" decortation at the base edge of the helmet.
The decoration above the brows marks him as an initiate of the Asklepeios mysteries of Epidavros.

Hermes Psychopompos (Mercury Soul-guide) and the twin snakes representing Kastor and Polux protect his soul during the passage

The triangular decoration marks him as a member of a clan with proven land holdings from the Bronze Age

Ceremonial helmet they say P (bad words curses)
It was an object of psychological warfare actually.

Ralf good luck with your pilot certifications.

Kind regards