Huns and Plunderers, Amazing Antique Hand-painted Lead Figures lettering book I don't know a thing

I don't know a thing about the origins of this carved sculpture (which I don't think photos quite do justice)

terrific weight (solid cast brass I believe) and great details

thickly painted with what I guess is enamel paint

I think it is just a fantastic little thing

but the photo still really great

Huns and Plunderers, Amazing Antique Hand-painted Lead Figures lettering book I don't know a thingNot for the faint of heart, many of these lead toy "huns" and "plunderers" are brutal, but they're also amazing looking, and wonderfully dramatic, and I might arrange them with some sort of force for good (Godzilla, say, or a powerful carved or sculpted goddess) looming over, about to turn the tables and deliver justice! I have never seen and can't find another set like them, which I would guess, by comparison with sets of lead toy soldiers and the