{"title":"Armour","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"alexander-the-great-armour","title":"Alexander the Great Armour","description":"  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMade to order · Price on request · Individually commissioned\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOverlapping scales, sculptural ornament and deep red edging give this Archaeopolis armour its distinctive character. Developed through contemporary design and historical interpretation, the series is available by individual commission, with sizing, finish and production schedule agreed for your project.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesign \u0026amp; art direction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Georgios Katsos \/ Archaeopolis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaking:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dimitris Katsikis\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe documented armour\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe six archive photographs in the gallery show the armour from different angles and in detail. Visible features include overlapping scales, broad shoulder flaps, a central face ornament, lion-head fittings and red borders. These photographs document the Archaeopolis piece offered for commission.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"historical-context\"\u003eHistorical and archaeological context\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAlexander in ancient imagery\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Alexander Mosaic, discovered in the House of the Faun at Pompeii in 1831 and now in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples (MANN, inventory 10020), provides an important ancient image of Alexander in armour. The mosaic dates to the late second century BCE, well after Alexander’s lifetime. It depicts his confrontation with Darius III; whether the battle represented is Issus or Gaugamela remains debated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the detail below, Alexander wears armour with broad shoulder elements and a frontal Gorgon ornament. These offer a visual comparison for the shoulder arrangement and chest ornament of the Archaeopolis design. The mosaic does not establish the complete construction, materials or scale pattern of this modern piece. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dergipark.org.tr\/en\/pub\/jmr\/article\/1376708\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eRead the archaeological study of the mosaic\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure style=\"margin:24px 0\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Alexander_and_Bucephalus_-_Battle_of_Issus_mosaic_-_Museo_Archeologico_Nazionale_-_Naples_BW.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/thumb.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/59\/Alexander_and_Bucephalus_-_Battle_of_Issus_mosaic_-_Museo_Archeologico_Nazionale_-_Naples_BW.jpg\/960px-Alexander_and_Bucephalus_-_Battle_of_Issus_mosaic_-_Museo_Archeologico_Nazionale_-_Naples_BW.jpg\" alt=\"Detail of the Alexander Mosaic showing Alexander on Bucephalus, with shoulder elements and a Gorgon ornament on his armour\" width=\"960\" height=\"680\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cfigcaption style=\"font-size:0.85em;line-height:1.5\"\u003eArchaeological comparison: Alexander and Bucephalus, detail of the Alexander Mosaic, House of the Faun, Pompeii; late second century BCE. MANN, inv. 10020. Photograph: Berthold Werner, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eCC BY-SA 3.0\u003c\/a\u003e, via Wikimedia Commons. Detail as published, displayed at reduced size.\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Gorgoneion\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe frontal head of Medusa, or Gorgoneion, had an apotropaic role in Greek art: it was intended to ward off harm. Its appearance on armour and related equipment belongs to this wider protective imagery. This gives historical context to the central face motif, without identifying the contemporary ornament as a copy of a particular excavated fitting. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/essays\/medusa-in-ancient-greek-art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThe Metropolitan Museum of Art: Medusa in Ancient Greek Art\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSurviving Macedonian armour\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcavated material offers a different kind of evidence from painted or mosaic imagery. The royal tombs at Aigai include an iron cuirass decorated with gold and bronze greaves, as described by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture. These finds document the richness and variety of Macedonian royal equipment; they are contextual evidence, rather than an exact archaeological model for this scale-armour design. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/culturalegnatia.culture.gov.gr\/en\/route-stops\/aigai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eHellenic Ministry of Culture: Aigai\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInterpretation:\u003c\/strong\u003e “Alexander the Great Armour” is the title of the Archaeopolis series. The piece is a contemporary historical interpretation, not an ancient artefact or a claimed exact reconstruction of armour demonstrably worn by Alexander.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eYour commission\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContact us to discuss the intended use, body measurements, preferred finish and required date. Materials, dimensions, weight, edition status and any particular historical reference are confirmed individually. The final quotation depends on the agreed specification and delivery destination. Production and shipping dates are arranged with your commission.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:info@archaeopolis.gr?subject=Alexander%20the%20Great%20Armour%20%E2%80%94%20commission%20enquiry\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiscuss an Alexander the Great Armour commission →\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFurther reading\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDemet Beşikçi, “Ancient Repairs on the Alexander Mosaic from Pompeii,” \u003cem\u003eJournal of Mosaic Research\u003c\/em\u003e 16 (2023), 63–75. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.26658\/jmr.1376708\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eDOI: 10.26658\/jmr.1376708\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.museoarcheologiconapoli.it\/restauro-del-mosaico-di-alessandro-e-dario\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eMANN: conservation of the Alexander and Darius Mosaic\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMadeleine Glennon, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/essays\/medusa-in-ancient-greek-art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e“Medusa in Ancient Greek Art,”\u003c\/a\u003e The Metropolitan Museum of Art (2017).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Archaeopolis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55305647653193,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1032\/3476\/5129\/files\/archaeopolis-objects-alexander-the-great-armour-dimitris-katsikis-006.jpg?v=1789060237"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.archaeopolis.gr\/collections\/armour.oembed","provider":"Archaeopolis","version":"1.0","type":"link"}