Beautiful greek bust of Leonidas king of Sparta mounted on a marble base. A masterpiece art of plaster sculpture with white patina, made by the traditional method of casting plaster.
 
Leonidas I (/liːˈɒn.ɪ.dəs/ lee-ON-i-dəs or /liːˈɒn.ɪ.dæs/; Doric Λεωνίδᾱς, Leōnídās; Ionic and Attic Greek: Λεωνίδης, Leōnídēs, [leɔːnídɛːs]; "son of the lion";[1] died 11 August 480 BC) was a warrior king of the Greek city-state of Sparta. He was the husband of Gorgo, the daughter of Cleomenes I of Sparta[2] and the 17th of the Agiad line; a dynasty which claimed descent from the mythological demigod Heracles. Leonidas had a notable participation in the Second Persian War, where he led the allied Greek forces to a last stand at the Battle of Thermopylae (480 BC) while attempting to defend the pass from the invading Persian army.