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From the exhibit seen in the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, PA. It's hard to imagine that this was made around 221 B.C.
Armoured infantryman, detail.
Excavated in 1976.
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC),
Height 187 cm.
Museum of Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Emperor Qin Shihuang.
British Museum (London).
Dot Kolentsis, members art programs coordinator, demonstrates how to make miniature warriors from clay in the children’s workshop. (FJ)
Edmund Capon and Mr Fang quo Wei, inspect the final condition and positioning of the warriors before the rest of the display is completed.
Mr Wang quo Wei, restorer, travelled from the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum with the warriors to oversee their safe journey.
With most of the crate removed, the warrior will be moved by an electronic lifter, closer to its final display position. The display flooring is protected so that it isn’t marked during installation.
This shot was taken on 30th November 2007 in the Great Court before going to see the First Emperor show
The protective wrapping has been removed from the warrior’s hands, and Mr Fang quo Wei check's the warrior's final position for display.
The Great Court and the central Reading Room was converted to house the First Emperor Exhibition between November 2007 - April 2008. The museum built a mezzanine floor above the reading room desks to house the chinese exhibits which were the first time ever they had left the Qin area in 2000 years.
The First Emperor: China's Terracotta Army explored one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of the twentieth century, giving an insight into China’s First Emperor, Qin Shihuangdi, and his legacy.
The exhibition included a number of the world-famous terracotta warriors from Xi'an, China, which were buried alongside the First Emperor in readiness for the afterlife, as well as some of the most striking recent discoveries made on the site.
In introducing the idea of a unified state and effectively creating China in 221 BC, the First Emperor of Qin created what is today the oldest surviving political entity in the world. The exhibition and related events explored how that state has survived, developed and is viewed today.
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Kevin Lee
"Two warroirs"
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Deux soldats en terre cuite, profil, coiffes, cuirasses. Ces deux soldats faisaient partis de l'exposition "The first Emperor - China's entombed warriors".
Trouvée dans la section : "What's on - Past exhibitions 2011"
Sur le site : Art gallery of New South Wales
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