★★★★★ "Beautiful and fits perfectly." — Linda
★★★★★ "Turned up quickly & carefully wrapped." — Peter
★★★★★ "So easy to put on. Looks and feels wonderful." — Máire
★★★★★ "Great quality! Looks exactly as expected." — Marcia
★★★★★ "Dropped my phone badly — phone and case are intact!" — Fabi
★★★★★ "Communication throughout was stellar!" — Mary
★★★★★ "Beautiful and fits perfectly." — Linda
★★★★★ "Turned up quickly & carefully wrapped." — Peter
★★★★★ "So easy to put on. Looks and feels wonderful." — Máire
★★★★★ "Great quality! Looks exactly as expected." — Marcia
★★★★★ "Dropped my phone badly — phone and case are intact!" — Fabi
★★★★★ "Communication throughout was stellar!" — Mary
★★★★★ "Beautiful and fits perfectly." — Linda
★★★★★ "Turned up quickly & carefully wrapped." — Peter
★★★★★ "So easy to put on. Looks and feels wonderful." — Máire
★★★★★ "Great quality! Looks exactly as expected." — Marcia
★★★★★ "Dropped my phone badly — phone and case are intact!" — Fabi
★★★★★ "Communication throughout was stellar!" — Mary

Bashi-Bazouk - Jean-Leon Gérôme iPhone Case

$45USD
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Matte or Gloss?

  • Produced in USA, UK, EU & AUS
  • Printed & shipped in 2-3 days
  • Free shipping to 60+ countries
  • Unsure? 30 day returns

He wears history like a dare. Not armor, but performance. Emerging from shadow like a dream misfiled in a museum archive—half history, half hallucination. He sits unbothered by context. Dressed in a silk tunic that folds time into thread. This Bashi-Bazouk does not exist for spectacle. His posture resists; his eyes do not perform. And Jean-Léon Gérôme, for all his studio contrivance, could not erase the man beneath the paint: poised, composed, entirely self-contained.

A former slave turned soldier, or mercenary unmoored from command, the Ottoman soldier stands here as emblem and enigma—vested in fabrics looted or gifted, yet unbothered by their provenance. His gaze pierces past the easel, past Gérôme's Parisian studio, past our backward gaze through history.

This realist portrait, a rare moment of inward power amid the clamor of 19th-century French painting, is now scaled to fit your palm. Yes, this is an iPhone case, but never a prop. It’s a threshold. A phone accessory bearing presence, not pretense.

To carry it is to carry his valor with your every step—not imagined, but revered. Stoic, radiant, real. His turban like a crown of riddles. His gaze a poem left untranslated. A sentinel of unspoken histories. A portrait dreaming you back...

Artist Biography

Jean-Léon Gérôme, born in 1824, became a central force in 19th-century French painting, famed for his icy precision and theatrical excess.

In his Orientalist artwork, the male body—especially that of Ottoman soldiers—was revered with devotional clarity: oiled skin, embroidered fabrics, and vacant stares staged for consumption.

Though cloaked in academicism, his scenes trafficked in homoerotic art, elevating conquest into ritualized voyeurism. Gérôme’s studio overflowed with costumes and artifacts, props for men posed like relics—exotic, exposed, and imagined.

He rendered empire as performance, and masculinity as ornament. Today, his work endures as both aesthetic triumph and record of eroticized power.

Dual Layer Tough iPhone Case

Iphone Case Features

Finishes

• Gloss for a lustrous statement

• Matte for timeless refinement

Reasons to Love Them

• Precise fit: tailored to your device

• Open access to ports/buttons

• Art won't fade, crack or peel

• Raised rim guards screen/camera

• Snaps on/off with ease

REACH, RoHS & TÜV Rheinland certified non-toxic

• Bluetooth/MagSafe compatible. MagSafe ring not included

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Product Production

Print on Demand

Your new treasure gets produced after you purchase at print labs across the USA, UK, EU & AUS. Significantly minimising landfill waste by only making things people actually want.

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I work with Prodigi to create all the products on my store. Their international network of print labs ensure your new treasure's made as close to you as possible. Reducing delivery times and carbon emissions from the print lab to your front door.

All Prodigi's print lab partners around the world adhere to anti child labour and anti forced labour regulations. Providing safe and generous working environments for all staff.

The print labs also provide traceability for core raw materials from suppliers. And those suppliers are screened for compliance with fair labor and sustainability standards.

Product Shipping

Cost

Free shipping worldwide to 60+ countries — see if we ship to you.

Delivery Times

USA: 4-9 days • Canada: 5-12 days • UK: 4-9 days • Europe: 5-10 days • Australia: 4-9 days • New Zealand: 5-12 days • Rest of the world: 3-4 weeks

Delivery times include: production, quality assurance & thoughtful packaging + shipping. More on orders & shipping.

Every package tracked: watch your treasure move from A to B to You.

Sent carbon neutral at no extra charge.

Peace of mind your money's being kind.

Product Returns

30 Day Returns

1. You're welcome to open a return / exchange request within 30 days of your order's delivery. All items for return must be delivered back in their original condition, with their original packaging included.

2. No guarantees your return will be approved if you send items back to before the approval of your return request.

3. No returns, refunds or exchanges on discounted or sale items.

Read the step-by-step returns process.

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Matte vs Gloss

Gloss for a lustrous statement. Matte for timeless refinement. Printed with rich, vibrant colors & a touch of magic.

Dual layer tough case

Slimline perfect fit

Luxe water-based inks

Certified non-toxic

Printed & shipped in 2-3 days

Brand new, just for you

Carbon neutral shipping

3 good deeds in every purchase

Dual layer tough case

Slimline perfect fit

Luxe water-based inks

Certified non-toxic

Printed & shipped in 2-3 days

Brand new, just for you

Carbon neutral shipping

3 good deeds in every purchase

Art Sealed In

Vivid, permanent, full-coverage print infused with a sublimation dye process so your art won't fade, crack or peel.

All Gems, No Junk

REACHRoHS and TÜV Rheinland certified. Meaning your new treasure contains no harmful chemicals or hazardous substances.

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