Wednesday 8 October 2014

Colored terracotta warriors meet their public


Colored terracotta warriors meet their public
Warriors with coloring revamped by researchersSept 28, 2014. [Photo/CFP]
An exhibition of colored terracotta warriors opened in Xi'anShaanxi province on Sundaymarking the 40th anniversary of the discovery of the ancient artworks.
The display includes 37 relics including colored warriorswarrior heads and terracottafragmentsmost of which are on show for the first timeThe presentation will remain openuntil March 28, 2015.
Terracotta warriors are popularly imagined to be dark and grey but were originally fully coloredonly for the paint to decay after being under the earth for so long.
Colored terracotta warriors meet their public
Visitors look at a previously unseen terracotta warrior at the Emperor Qin Shihuang Mausoleum SiteMuseum in Xi'anShaanxi provinceSept 28, 2014. [Photo/IC]
Colored terracotta warriors meet their public
A rare colored warrior is seenSept 28, 2014. [Photo/CFP]
Colored terracotta warriors meet their public
A terracotta warrior dating back some 2,200 yearsSept 28, 2014. [Photo/CFP]

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