CAE.046 / Biblical Era

'' Philistine Warriors ''

Inhoud:

42 figuren in 12 standen

Afmeting: 22mm

The Philistines were one of the tribes collectively known today as the ‘Sea Peoples’. Apparently identified as Peleset by the Egyptians, they migrated into the eastern Mediterranean in the late 13th and early 12th centuries BCE, and when their progress was stopped by the pharaohs they settled in Canaan, where they were to have many battles with the Israelites. They were finally conquered by the Assyrians in the 8th century BCE and thereafter disappeared from history.

From what little we know of these people it seems they mainly fought with sword and spear, which is what we find in this set. All the swordsmen are fine, as are the spearmen, although there is evidence that they would start a battle with two spears or javelins, so we would have liked to have seen some indication of that here. The final figure is noticeably taller than the rest, clearly invoking the story of the Philistine champion Goliath.