THE PAUSANIAS Spartan Shield-Bearer Sculpture · Hand-Finished Resin

Every piece in this series charges forward. This one holds the line.

The stance here is not attack. It is command. Weight even. Shield arm extended forward. Right hand open at the side. The hoplon occupies the front plane of the composition - round, riveted at the rim, silver-pewter face carrying a gold lambda chevron in relief. It is the first thing the eye finds and the last thing it leaves.

The finish runs darker than any other piece in this collection. Gunmetal charcoal across the full body - armor, base, helmet. Gold surfaces only at the belt plate, armor joints, and terrain base. It does not compete with the shield. It frames it.

Turn the piece around and the character shifts entirely. The crimson cape fills the rear profile from shoulder to base - fabric-texture resin, individual fold lines pressed into every drape, the most expansive cape treatment in the series. From behind, it reads as movement. From the front, it reads as stillness. Both are correct.

Corinthian helmet with a full fan crest in silver-pewter. Closed visor - the face is not visible. Full plate armor: shoulder guards, breastplate, pteryges, greaves, and bracers, each layer distinct. Rocky terrain base, low-profile and dark.

Height: 15.5 cm. Width: 6.5 cm. Depth: 7.5 cm. Hand-finished resin. Dark gunmetal and antique gold. Integrated rocky terrain base.

The narrowest footprint in the series at 6.5 cm wide. Fits shelves and desk positions where the mounted cavalry pieces will not.

Atelier-cast. The one that doesn't move.