The terracotta infantryman wears body armor and stands at attention with a fierce expression. He appears ready to leap into battle. His hair is swept into a topknot, wrapped by a ribbon that shows vestiges of red paint added 23 centuries ago.
The stunningly lifelike figure is one of 8,000 ancient terracotta warriors and horses discovered by local farmers who were digging a well in 1974 near the city of Xi’an in Shaanxi Province, China. The army was meant to accompany China’s First Emperor,…
