Spartan Shield Necklace - Unisex Spartan Necklace - Spartan Shield Pendant - Sparta - Collier Homme

This Spartan Shield necklace is hand sculpted, domed and beaten up to look like it has been on a battlefield. The letter lambda (Λ), standing for Laconia (administrative capital of Sparta) or Lacedaemon (ancient name for the city of Sparta), which was painted on the Spartans' shields, was first adopted in the 420s BC, and quickly became a widely known Spartan symbol. Military families passed on their shields to each generation as family heirlooms. - Hand sculpted pendant - Solid yellow bronze also called jeweler gold bronze pendant. - The pendant is about 1". - Domed shaped - Soldered bronze tube bail - Antiqued - Signed in the back by artist - 4 mm black Greek leather option - 14k gold filled chain option. Gold filled has 100 times more gold than plated. Does not rub off. - Nickel free - Each piece is fired individually thus sizes and colors may vary slightly from the listed pictures.