The Trojan War - ABC

Hello,

today I'm showing you some figures that I was specifically asked about a while ago. They are the Trojan War warriors drawn by Premysl Kubela. This is the mythical conflict between Greek gods and heroes that Homer describes in his Iliad and which, depending on the interpretation, is placed in the late Bronze Age or the early Iron Age.

But you won't find a Trojan Horse or the beautiful Helen here, nor is Achilles. Instead, there are 50 early colourful warriors from the Greek Mediterranean.

These figures were printed in the Czechoslovakian ABC youth magazine in 1991 or 1992. Like other figures that appeared there, these are "pieced together," meaning that the figures are not one piece, but rather some arms and weapons have to be glued on separately. The typical round shields acquire a slight 3D effect. The figures are 55mm tall.

Best regards,

Andreas