Description
Terracotta warrior, replica This figure is a small reproduction of a terracotta warrior from Xian.
In 1974, after a casual excavation near the city of Xian, the first terracotta warriors were discovered. A set of eight thousand figures of soldiers, 130 war chariots with their 520 horses and about 120 war horses were found. The self-proclaimed First Emperor of China Qin Shi Huang, founder of the Qin dynasty, had this terracotta army built next to his grave. Appeantly his idea was his army of terracotta warriors would protect him on his journey to the afterlife. The construction project of this great necropolis required an army of 700 thousand workers.
One of the peculiarities of this army of terracotta soldiers was each figure was unique, I mean, each terracotta soldier had unique characteristics and features like no other. In addition, all the figures were painted with polychromes of various colors. Today only a few figures remain with remains of paint from the time. Most of the polychromes have disappeared over time.
Each soldier, general and archer carried his weapon: sword, bows, arrows, machetes… These weapons were real weapons and gave realism to an army made of clay. Although many of these weapons were looted after the Emperor’s death, many of them have been unearthed and have been the subject of analysis and experiments.
On my first trip to China in 2006, I did not miss the opportunity to visit this majestic necropolis near the city of Xian. I would highly recommend a visit! To admire the magnitude this first Chinese emperor’s pharaonic work is simply priceless.
- Ref.: AM01048
- Dimensions: 20 cm x 20 cm x 60 cm (Length x Width x Height)
- Material: Terracotta
- Origin: China
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