Thursday 5 August 2010

terracotta warriors weapons

When Terracotta Warriors were first unearthed in 1974 in Xian, China no one dreamt of the magnitude of this life-size clay army with its horses and weaponry. For more than 2000 years this army of 8000 that was constructed to...

xian terra cotta warriors
xian terra cotta warriors

color Terracotta warriors
color Terracotta warriors

can see some weapons,
can see some weapons,

and terracotta warriors
and terracotta warriors

Unearthed Bronze Weapons
Unearthed Bronze Weapons

The terracotta warriors were
The terracotta warriors were

Horses and bronze chariots accompanied the warriors, making the army fully equipped. Every one of these figures was made with local clay, fired, and then decorated with paint. Many figures held weapons indicative of the...
Terracotta Army | Rise of Civilization

Weapons such as swords, spears, battle-axes, scimitars, shields, crossbows and arrowheads were found at the pits of the terracotta warriors. Some of these weapons, such as the swords, are still very sharp and found to be...
terracotta warriors weapons

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