MAC-06B Three Phalangites with Red Shields, Macedonian Phalanx Papau New Guinea This finely sculpted pair captures

This finely sculpted pair captures the concentration and precision of medieval archery with remarkable realism

Such scenes provide balance within a display and help illustrate the realities faced by soldiers between engagements

Such emplacements were usually built by infantry engineers or frontline troops and might include:

as accounted by Egyptian chronology

locking together their large wicker shields while presenting a formidable barrier of spears

MAC-06B Three Phalangites with Red Shields, Macedonian Phalanx Papau New Guinea This finely sculpted pair capturesThe Macedonian phalanx was an infantry formation developed by Philip II and used by his son Alexander the Great to conquer the Achaemenid Empire and defeat armies of other kingdoms. Phalanxes remained dominant on battlefields throughout the Hellenistic period, until they were ultimately displaced by the Roman Legions. In 359 BC the Macedonian army led by the king Perdiccas III, was decidedly defeated by the Illyrians. Perdiccas brother Philip II had