Discovery
For centuries, Qin Shi Huang’s massive mausoleum remained undetected.
However, in 1974, workers stumbled upon a large sculpture of a terracotta warrior while digging a well.
Then, after being fired in the kiln, these various completed parts were assembled into one figure.
The Terracotta Army or the “Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses” buried in the pits next to the Qin Shi Huang’s tomb, Xi’an China (Photo:Cezary WojtkowskiviaShutterstockRoyalty-free stock photo)
Although most of these historical artifacts have been stolen, 40,000 items still remain for historians to study.
Similarly, the sculptures also inspire contemporary artists, manifesting as reproductions made out of everything frompizza doughtopaper lanterns.
Regardless of material or motive, these modern reinterpretations prove the lasting legacy of the amazing ancient artifacts.
The Terracotta Warriors of the famous Terracotta Army inside the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum of the First Emperor of China (Photo:Pheniti PrasomphethiranviaShutterstockRoyalty-free stock photo)
‘Qin Shi Huang’s imperial tour across his empire' (18th century) (Photo viaWikimedia CommonsPublic Domain)
Figures of the Terracotta Warriors Army in Xian, Republic of China, Asia (Photo:Cezary WojtkowskiviaShutterstockRoyalty-free stock photo)
Photo:Robin ChenviaWikimedia CommonsPublic Domain)
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Recreated colored terracotta warriors (Photo viaWikimedia CommonsCC BY-SA 4.0)
