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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:

Statue

Notable Signatures,

Inscriptions, and/or Markings:

Donated by:

Unknown

Accession Number

1993.010.008

Artifact Date:

1000 B.C. - A.D.

Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC)

Artifact Era/Dynasty:

Unknown

Creator:

Chinese

Creator Ancestry:

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The Terracotta Warriors are a significant archeological embodiment of Chinese culture and history. During his reign in the Qin dynasty, Emperor Qin Shi Huang Di ordered the production of over 7,000 terracotta soldiers to surround his tomb and accompany him into the afterlife. 


2,200 years ago, thousands of terracotta warriors were assembled. Each statue was constructed in clay, and using a variety of hand carving and casting techniques. Historically, there has been speculation as to which parts of the body were created with molds or by hand. Theories exist that suggest the soldier's hands and heads were created using a mold, whereas, the bodies were crafted by hand. Each soldier is uniquely decorated and dressed, revealing insight to the socio-economic ranking of the Qin military. The Terracotta Warrior replica in our collection represents a higher ranked officer, as he wears a flat single-plate crown.

Artifact Date:

1000 B.C. - A.D.

Artifact Era/Dynasty:

Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC)

Creator:

Unknown

Creator Ancestory:

Chinese

Catalogue Entry

Online References:

Shen, Yiren. "Making the Warrior: The Qin Terracotta Soldiers in Age of Empires": https://www.metmuseum.org/blogs/now-at-the-met/2017/terracotta-warriors-age-of-empires

Department:

The Museum Proper

On Display, In Storage, or in a Private Offsite Collection:

On Display

Replica or Original:

Replica

A statue replica of a terracotta warrior.
兵馬俑雕像的複製品。

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Classification/Category:

Furnishings

Specific Classification:

Statue

Notable Signatures,

Inscriptions, and/or Markings:

Primary Material:

Terracotta

Medium:

Statue

Dimensions:

Donated by:

Unknown

Accession Number:

1993.010.008

Terracotta Warrior (8) 兵馬俑

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