
Artist: Unknown
Title: Qin Shi Huang Di's tomb, models of soldiers showing various attires
Material: terracotta
Site: Lintong in Shaanxi, China
Current Location:
Period/Date: Competed shortly after 207 B.C.E.
Iconography/Iconology:
Stylistic Comments: Originally all the figures in the tomb were painted
in this manner, and several were known to have held actual weapons such
as cross-bows, spears and so on.
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