4 ancient Mediterranean warriors

[simone]

Greetings all:

I am Simone - from Italy - and a my Roman friend asked me to show you some photographs of four of its work which reproduce warriors of ancient Mediterranean peoples who lived many centuries ago.
The miniatures are in scale 1:24 (75 mm).
Any comments are welcome.

-1) Lybian warrior - 14° cent. BC - Modification of a Pegaso's subject (75010, Celtic warrior) - Source: murals from Medineth Habu, Karnak and Beit al-Weli:

-2) Ligurian warrior - 7°-6° cent. BC - The subject is a modification from a Preiser's mannequin 1:24 - source: stele from Filetto (Massa Carrara -Tuscany) today in Pontremoli (private collection):

-3) Illyrian warrior - 4°-3° cent. BC - The subject is a modification from a Preiser's mannequin 1:24 - sources varied:

-4) Gladiator Murmillo Tunicatus - 4° cent. AD - The subject is a modification from a Preiser's mannequin 1:24 - source: from a mosaic of the "Via Appia" (Rome), today at the National Archaeological Museum in Madrid (Spain):

P.S.: sorry for my bad english. Regards

 

[tonydawe]

Hi Simone,

Please thank your friend for sharing these pieces with us on pF. Very unusual subjects and very interesting to see the historical references from which they're sourced.

Cheers

 

[simone]

Tony thanks for your beautiful words.

Greetings

 

[blaster]

Simply Beautiful

Hello Simone,

I really enjoyed the pictures. All one-off originals on unusual subjects. Please do more.

Rgds Victor

 

[simone]

Hi Victor, you are very kind and tank to you.

Bye

 

[megroot]

Simone,
Very nice excecuting from a unusual subject. I really would like to see more.

marc

 

[simone]

Marc dank u voor uw warme woorden, u bent heel aardig.

Hallo

 

[blaster]

Simone,

How do you do the frizzy hair on the Libyan and Gladiator figures?

Rgds Victor

 

[megroot]

Marc dank u voor uw warme woorden, u bent heel aardig.

Hallo

So,
Italian citizen who wright dutch"!!!!!!!
Hope to see more off them when i'm on vacation in Sud-Tirol (Prato)

Marc

 

[frank h]

Like the look of these
look forward to seeing more of your work

Frank

 

[simone]

Thanks a lot Victor, Marc and Frank. I have to make a clarification, however, the models are not made by me but by my friend of Rome.

for Victor: the frizzy hair are made with thin copper wire woven;

for Marc: have you nice hollydays in Sud-Tirol (beautiful resort) but unfortunately (for me) the merit of my wright dutch is by google translate;

for Frank: my friend soon will give me photos of some of his new work and I show them to you quickly.

Greetings

 

[MinervaMini]

Really interesting subject - don't think I've ever seen anyone working in this period. Keep the photos coming. Btw, your avatar - Hussar de Morte??

 

[simone]

Really interesting subject - don't think I've ever seen anyone working in this period. Keep the photos coming. Btw, your avatar - Hussar de Morte??

Dear MinervaMini thanks for your interest. Regarding my avatar I
I want to show the image from which it was taken: a beautiful print of Knotel, as you can see are "Prussians (Germany)of hussars regiment n.5 von Ruesh", during the war of the Austrian Succession.

Instead, the hussars of death or "hussards de la mort" are French (revolutionary period) and also for them I monster to you a beautiful image:

Rgds

 

[MinervaMini]

Grazie! Love both the photos...planning to paint a Hussarde de la mort in the very near future and this will make an excellent reference. Cordiali saluti - Julia

 

[simone]

Grazie! Love both the photos...planning to paint a Hussarde de la mort in the very near future and this will make an excellent reference. Cordiali saluti - Julia

Excellent Julia aspect of seeing your hussar finished. If you need more
images or news, please write to me.
Cheers, Simone.

 

[blaster]

Simone,

thanks for info. Tell yr Roman friend he did a terrific job, that's a lot of copper wire...

Rgds Victor

 

[simone]

Yes Victor, I think like you too. Very hard job............but very nice result.

Greetings