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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor; Standing Archer
Work_PrefTitle
Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor; Standing Archer
Preferred Title
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Image View:
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Half-figure from the side; hand once held a crossbow
Image_Title
Half-figure from the side; hand once held a crossbow
Image View
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Creator:
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unknown (Chinese sculptors)
Agent_Display
unknown (Chinese sculptors)
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (Lintong Qu (third level subdivision), Shaanxi, China)
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (Lintong Qu (third level subdivision), Shaanxi, China)
Location
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GPS:
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34.385 109.273056
GPS
34.385 109.273056
GPS
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Date:
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ca. 221-206 BCE (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 221-206 BCE (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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Chinese
Work_Culture
Chinese
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Qin
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Qin
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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sculpture (visual work)
Work_Worktype1
sculpture (visual work)
Work Type 1
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Classification:
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Sculpture and Installations
Work_Classification
Sculpture and Installations
Classification
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Material:
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terracotta
Work_MaterialDisplay
terracotta
Material
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Technique:
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casting (process); fabrication attributes: ceramics; modeling (forming)
Work_Technique
casting (process); fabrication attributes: ceramics; modeling (forming)
Technique
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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.
Work_Image_SubjectDi splay
death or burial; funerary art; military or war; rulers and leaders; Qin shi huang, Emperor of China, 259 B.C.-210 B.C.
Subjects
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Description:
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The figures were originally painted with bright pigments, but the paint has flaked off when exposed to air. The figures are life-size and were constructed in parts (heads, arms, legs, and torsos) which were then assembled with clay slip. Kneeling archers were placed in the center of a battle formation, with the standing archers placed around them. The standing archer is one kind of infantryman dressed in an battle robe without armor. The position of both hands shows that the standing archers would point their crossbows downward, in contrast to the kneeling archers who would aim upwards. This way, there would be less chance of wounding one of their own soldiers from stray arrow. (Source: Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum [official website]; www.bmy.com.cn/2015n ew/index.htm)
Work_Description_Sou rce
The figures were originally painted with bright pigments, but the paint has flaked off when exposed to air. The figures are life-size and were constructed in parts (heads, arms, legs, and torsos) which were then assembled with clay slip. Kneeling archers were placed in the center of a battle formation, with the standing archers placed around them. The standing archer is one kind of infantryman dressed in an battle robe without armor. The position of both hands shows that the standing archers would point their crossbows downward, in contrast to the kneeling archers who would aim upwards. This way, there would be less chance of wounding one of their own soldiers from stray arrow. (Source: Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum [official website]; www.bmy.com.cn/2015n ew/index.htm)
Description
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
LocalCollection
Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
Collection
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Identifier:
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7A3-CH-MFQE-C44
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A3-CH-MFQE-C44
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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