Golden Imitated The Emperor Qin's Terra-cotta Warriors

It was in March 1974, when local farmers were drilling a well in search of water, that large pottery fragments were discovered 1.5 kilometers east of Emperor Qin's Mausoleum. This finds subsequently led to the revelation of one pit of the First Emperor's buried army 2,200 years ago. Since then continual archaeological work on excavation discovered another two pits successively. It has been revealed that three underground pits totally cover an area of 22,000 square meters, housing an estimated 8,000 life-size pottery warriors and horses. The three pits were built in similar basic construction. They are five to seven meters beneath the present ground level with the terra-cotta figures placed in corridors. The corridors, divided by earth-rammed partition walls, are paved with pottery bricks on which the figures were placed. The earth walls sustained wood roof that was composed of huge and strong rafters, the roof was covered by layers of fiber mats, earth fill and tilled earth. All these were constructed to totally conceal the army.Terracotta, which literally means, baked earth, has a natural reddish orange tint and is a very versatile material, which can be put to many uses. This being a waterproof ceramic, it is used to create sculpture, pottery, bricks, even other building material like roof shingles. The great advantage of using terracotta for sculptures is that it can be easily manipulated to form any desired shape, is lighter in weight than most other materials and has a natural, unique glow to it. The product shown here a wonderful terracotta sculpture of a soldier. This has been painstakingly created, bringing out each detail of the soldier. The thick loricae, the proud appearance, all go to make a perfect picture of the well trained soldier. Dimensions: 6"1/4x4"3/4x14"1/8 Preparation time:2-3 working days