terra cotta army
Ancient ceramic soldiers
The terra cotta army is a collection of thousands of life-sized clay soldier statues buried with the first emperor of China around 210 BCE, discovered in 1974 near Xi'an.
The figures were meant to guard the emperor in the afterlife.
By extension, any large group standing in silent, uniform stillness: The commuters waited on the platform like a terra cotta army.
- emperorMale ruler of empire
- warriorsPeople engaged in battle
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- clay figuresMolded earth sculptures
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
Xi'an · silk road · tomb · excavation · ancient · ancient world · China · mausoleum · statues · life size · burial · funeral rites · horses · chariots · bronze · dynasty · afterlife · archaeological
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