Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART: Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor; Terracotta Army
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor; Terracotta Army
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Image View:
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Pit 1; warriors in formation in one of eleven corridors or ranks, figures in front with rectangular headpieces are mid-rank officers
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Creator:
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unknown (Chinese sculptors)
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Location:
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site: Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (Lintong Qu (third level subdivision), Shaanxi, China)
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GPS:
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+34.385+109.273056
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Date:
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ca. 221-206 BCE (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Chinese
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Style Period:
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Qin
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Work Type 1:
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sculpture (visual work)
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Classification:
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Sculpture and Installations
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Material:
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terracotta; wood structure
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Technique:
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casting (process); fabrication attributes: ceramics; modeling (forming)
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Measurements:
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203 (width, Pit 1) x 750 ft (length, Pit 1)
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Subjects:
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death or burial; funerary art; military or war; rulers and leaders; Qin shi huang, Emperor of China, 259 B.C.-210 B.C.
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Description:
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The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210-209 BCE with the purpose of protecting the emperor in his afterlife. The figures were discovered in 1974 by local farmers. The figures vary in height according to their roles, with the tallest being the generals. The figures include warriors, chariots and horses. Estimates from 2007 were that the three pits containing the Terracotta Army held more than 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots with 520 horses, and 150 cavalry horses. A museum complex has since been constructed over the area, the largest pit (Pit 1) being enclosed by a roofed structure. Pit 1 contains the main army of more than 6,000 figures. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
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Identifier:
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7A3-CH-MFQE-B10
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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