Description: Ancient Greek Spartan Shield - Pegasus - Mythical Immortal Winged Divine Horse - Marble Base - pure Bronze Sculpture Condition: New, Made in Greece.Material: Pure BronzeHeight: 11,5 cm - 4,5 inchesWidth: 8 cm - 3,1 inchesLength: 4 cm - 1,6 inchesWeight: 300 g An aspis, sometimes also referred to as an hoplon, was the heavy wooden shield used by the infantry in various periods of ancient Greece.An aspis was deeply dished and made primarily of wood. Some had a thin sheet of bronze on the outer face, often just around the rim. In some periods, the convention was to decorate the shield; in others, it was usually left plain.Probably the most famous aspis decoration is that of Sparta (Lacedaemon): a capital lambda (Λ), for Lacedaemon its alternative name (Λακεδαίμων). When his soldiers complained that the barbarians were firing so many arrows at them that the sun was blocked out, Leonidas replied: "Won't it be nice, then, if we shall have shade in which to fight them?" When Xerxes wrote again, demanding Leonidas hand over their arms, he wrote in reply: "Come and take them." Pegasus, the winged horse in Greek Mythology, was involved in some of the most intriguing tales of the times. From his birth to his death, Pegasus remained a mysterious creature capable of everything, symbolizing the divine inspiration or the journey to heaven, since riding him was synonymous to “flying” to the heavens. KAT GR-298-1 AΣΠΙΔΑ ΠΗΓΑΣΟΣ ΧΡΥΣΗ - 6,94 *********************
Price: 69.9 USD
Location: Piraeus
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Artist: Handmade
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Size: Small
Item Length: 1.6
Region of Origin: Europe
Listed By: Artist
Format: Shield
Year of Production: 2023
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Reproduction
Placement: Table, floor
Item Height: 4.5
Style: ancient greek
Features: Limited Edition
Culture: Greek
Item Width: 3.1
Handmade: Yes
Time Period Produced: 2020-Now
Color: GOLD
Title: Ancient Greek Spartan Shield - Pegasus - Mythical Immortal Horse
Material: Bronze
Subject: ancient greece, craft gift present, grecopersian war, history mythology, king leonidas and 300, thermopylae hot gates, vintage decoration
Type: shield
Theme: Art, History, Militaria, Mythological
Production Technique: bronze
Country/Region of Manufacture: Greece
