Images

Aztec warriors in typical costume of elite ranks with back racks displaying group insignia. They each carry an obsidian-bladed spear. From the Codex Mendoza, folio 67. (Bodleian Library, Oxford)

An almost life-size terracotta Aztec Eagle Warrior, one of the elite warrior groups in the Aztec military. 13-15th century CE, from Tenochtitlan. (National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City)

Beaten gold death mask from Grave Circle A, Mycenae, 16th century BCE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)

Beaten gold death mask from Grave Circle A, Mycenae, 16th century BCE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)

A bronze illyrian type helmet and gold funerary mask. Chalcidice, 530-510 BCE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)

A kernos from the Cyclades, used to give multiple votive offerings. Phylakopi, Melos, 2300-2200 BCE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)

A Mycenaean three-handled amphora imitating the Minoan Marine Style, 15th century BCE. From a cemetery in Argive Prosymna. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)

A gold Mycenaean cup with handles ending in dog's heads. 15th century BCE from Grave circle A, Mycenae. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)

Standardized Greek bronze weights, c. 500 BCE. (Agora Museum, Athens)

A child's commode, terracotta, 6th century BCE. (Agora Museum, Athens)