What is the most realistic top quality armour the Greeks would have worn during the 12th-13th Century BCE (Trojan War era)?
I have been trying to look into Mycenaean armour in general. Of course, we have the famous Dendra Panoply from the 15th Century BCE but we basically have nothing but fragments from 12th to 13th Century BCE. Some theories I have seen suggest a transition to mainly a leather and scale mail type armour as infantry became faster and more mobile during that time, others suggest the possibility of using a lighter and a more mobile version of the Panoply and others suggest a mix of scale and plate with the plate being a mix of chest and shoulder protection with the cuirass being something in-between the Panoply and a Bell Cuirass.
But all this speculation due to lack of evidence is doing my head in so I thought I had better ask a community of experts their thoughts. I am hoping someone here knows of some pottery or something from that era that gives a better look at well armoured body armour of the time.