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Department:
The Museum Proper
Replica or Original:
Replica
On Display, In Storage, or in a Private Offsite Collection:
On Display
Primary Material:
Terracotta
Medium:
Statue
Dimensions:
Classification/Category:
Furnishings
Specific Classification:
Sculpture
Notable Signatures,
Inscriptions, and/or Markings:
Donated by:
Unknown
Accession Number
1993.010.007
Artifact Date:
1000 B.C. - A.D.
Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC)
Artifact Era/Dynasty:
Unknown
Creator:
Chinese
Creator Ancestry:
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In 1974, the Terracotta warriors were unearthed at the gravesite of Qin Shihuamdi, the first emperor of China. The reign of Qin Shihuang promoted unity for the first time in China, during the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC). The Terracotta Warriors are a form of funerary art, buried with the emperor with the purpose of protecting the emperor in his afterlife.
Artifact Date:
1000 B.C. - A.D.
Artifact Era/Dynasty:
Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC)
Creator:
Unknown
Creator Ancestory:
Chinese
Catalogue Entry
Online References:
Department:
The Museum Proper
On Display, In Storage, or in a Private Offsite Collection:
On Display
Replica or Original:
Replica
The Terracotta Warriors are a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shihuangdi.
兵馬俑是一組描繪秦始皇軍隊的陶俑。
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Classification/Category:
Furnishings
Specific Classification:
Sculpture
Notable Signatures,
Inscriptions, and/or Markings:
Primary Material:
Terracotta
Medium:
Statue
Dimensions:
Donated by:
Unknown
Accession Number:
1993.010.007
Terracotta Warrior (7) 兵馬俑 (7)
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