11-16-2019, 11:29 AM
None of them are valid because it is impossible to know whether the design was purely funerary or stylistic in nature or whether it depicts what was actually worn in battle. You need textual and archaeological evidence. There is no point asking for more pictorial evidence because it is useless unless it is corroborated by at least one of the other two.
Author: Bronze Age Military Equipment, Pen & Sword Books