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Reproduction of a figure from the Terracotta Army, buried with the emperor of China in 210-209 BCE

Reproduction of a figure from the Terracotta Army of soldier and horse, funerary statues, 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 and whose purpose was to protect the emperor in his afterlife. The figures, dating from approximately the late third century BCE, were discovered in 1974 by local farmers in Lintong District, Xi'an, Shaanxi province.

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Reproduction of a figure from the Terracotta Army, buried with the emperor of China in 210-209 BCE

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Reproduction of a figure from the Terracotta Army of soldier and horse, funerary statues, 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 and whose purpose was to protect the emperor in his afterlife. The figures, dating from approximately the late third century BCE, were discovered in 1974 by local farmers in Lintong District, Xi'an, Shaanxi province.

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3903 x 5373 px | 60.0 MB

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33.0 x 45.5 cm | 13.0 x 17.9 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

REPRODUCTION FIGURE; TERRACOTTA; ARMY; SOLDIER; HORSE; FUNERARY; STATUES; ARMIES; QIN SHI HUANG; FIRST EMPEROR; CHINA; BURIED; EMPEROR; PROTECT; AFTERLIFE; THIRD CENTURY BC; LINTONG DISTRICT; XI'AN; SHAANXI;