The Terracotta Army: China's First Emperor and the Birth of a Nation
The Terracotta Army is one of the greatest, and most famous, archaeological discoveries of all time. 8,099 life-size figures of warriors and horses were interred in the Mausoleum of the First Emperor of China each is individually carved, and they are thought to represent real members of the emperors army.
GenresQin shi huangGrave goodsChinaTerra-cotta sculpture, ChineseQin-Han dynasties, 221 B.C.-220 A.DAntiquities
379 pages, 3 editions
English edition · First published 2008 by Bantam · ISBN 9780553819144
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3 editions
English
- The Terracotta Army: China's First Emperor and the Birth of a Nation · Bantam · 2008 · ISBN 9780553819144 This page
- The Terracotta Army: China's First Emperor and the Birth of a Nation · Howes · 2010 · ISBN 9781407454078
- The Terracotta Army · Penguin Random House · 2010 · ISBN 9781409045625
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