The Ancient Antiquities Dealer
This listing is for 1x King and Country AE095 "The Ancient Antiquities Dealer" 1/30 Metal Toy Soldier
Although Howard Carter’s discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb proved to be
a world-class event all over the globe in 1922 other parties in
previous centuries had shown great interest in the ‘Land of the
Pharaohs’ and the people who had left behind such magnificent relics to
explore… and often plunder.
In modern times the Emperor Napoleon himself had been in awe of the
huge ruined structures that he encountered when he invaded Egypt in
1798.
Along with his army he brought with him more than 150 scientists and
artists to explore and record many of the ancient locations he visited.
Needless to say there were more than a few local entrepreneurs only
too willing to provide and supply and kinds of relics and remains from
those tombs and burial sites already uncovered.
From the age of Napoleon up through the 19th Century followed by the
20th and even now into the 21st Century antiquities dealers are always
on hand to offer sometimes authentic, sometimes patently false
reminders, large and small of the world that was Ancient Egypt.
Here is one such figure sitting surrounded by just a few of his
offerings… Are they the genuine historic article… or just some
fiendishly clever imitation knocked up in a hidden workshop in a
backstreet in Cairo..?
You decide…
Figures are 1:30 scale (humans approx 60mm tall), hand-painted in white non-lead metal.
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