But at times it had been thought that they could have been variations on the cnemid, the bronze shin-protector worn by Greek warriors in combat.
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Cnemid
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The fresco battle painting from Pylos, Greece, shows warriors wearing cnemids for protection.
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This helmet and the pair of greaves (shin guard), or cnemids, complementing it belong to the key elements of a panoply, the set of offensive and defensive arms that a Greek warrior would have used in combat.
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