Terracotta soldier, kneeling. 2nd century BCE
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Terracotta soldier, kneeling. 2nd century BCE |
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This reproduction (7 x 5 x 5 cm.) of a kneeling archer is from the buried army of the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty, also the first emperor of China, buried in 210 BC in Xian China. Of the 162 kneeling archers, only one was found intact. Colored paint on his back still exists and can be seen on the original today. His armor has a center layer at the waist in order for the archer to be more flexible. This feature also indicated a high officer. The hair knot is on the left, so arrows can be pulled more easily out of the quiver on his back. The archer is the only figure in the army on which the bottom of the shoes can be seen. The shoes were called "the 1000 layer shoe" since they were made from used fabric layered with flour and water paste and then stitched together. Folk fact: the profile of the kneeling archer figure is the same as the shape as the outline of the map of Shaanxi Province, in which Xian exists. Therefore, the kneeling archer is the symbol of tourism in the area. |
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Qin shi huang, Emperor of China, 259-210 B.C.--Tomb.; Terra-cotta sculpture, Chinese--Qin-Han dynasties, 221 B.C.-220 A.D.; Shaanxi Sheng (China)--Antiquities. |
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JPEG |
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Image © Krannert Art Museum Giertz Education Center. |
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