Artist: Unknown
Title: Qin Shi Huang Di's tomb, excavation of the figures in the main eastern pit
Material: terracotta
Site: Lintong in Shaanxi, China
Current Location:
Period/Date: Competed shortly after 207 B.C.E.
Iconography/Iconology:
Stylistic Comments: The kind of detailing visible in this detail initially suggests that the entire army was made up of individual portraits. While this turned out to be untrue, the images are still among the most realistic that China has produced.
