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 bronze. The Iliad, with the exception of, 123, and , 34, mentions only bronze swords, lances, and arrows. The representations on the Mycenaean ornaments exhibit a striking correspondence with the earliest portions of the Homeric poems.

 It is probable that in Homeric times



the undergarment of the men (zoma) corresponded to that worn by the hunters in fig. 34. The long chiton of white linen can be recognized in a Mycenaean vase of the so-called third style. Over this was thrown the woolen chlaina, generally fastened with a buckle.

The principal garment of the women was the long robe ( or ) fastened on the shoulder by a