CHINESE TERRACOTTA ARMY FIGURINES - from SUEZYT

                              TERRACOTTA ARMY INFANTRY FIGURINES
On offer is a set of five Terracotta Warrior figurines (replicas).  They look as if they have just been dug up, but are more likely to be 30 - 40 years old.

The set consists of 1 High Ranking officer

1 Middle Ranking Officer

1 lightly-armed foot soldier

1 kneeling Archer

and 1 horse (apologies if I have named them incorrectly, other than the horse)

The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China.  It is a form of funerary art buried with the Emperor in 210-209 BCE and whose purpose was to protect the Emperor in his afterlife.

The Terracotta Army was discovered on 29 March 1974 by farmers digging a well.  A museum complex has since been constructed over the area.

They are each in very good condition, some with minor chips.  They are made from a terracotta type material and are each approx. 17cms high.  They have a combined weight of 2,3 kilos.

Quite an interesting addition to any Militaria collection.

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