The Terracotta Warriors
HK$173.00
DESCRIPTION :
Legend has it that in 206BC the first emperor of unified China, Shi Huang-te, decreed that after his death his body should be clothed in jade, cast adrift in a lake of mercury within a pyramid, and protected by an everlasting army. In 1974, archaeologists discovered the first of more than 7000 lifesize terracotta warriors buried near the pyramid tomb of Shi Huang-te, confirming that the legend was more than a myth. But why were the massive soldiers, each weighing more than half a tonne, buried there at all? Was it simply to guard the emperor in the afterlife? Or was there more to the legend?
PRODUCT DETAILS :
DIMENSION : 233 mm x 159 mm
WEIGHT : 500 g
PRODUCT CATEGORY :
History & Archaeology
Legend has it that in 206BC the first emperor of unified China, Shi Huang-te, decreed that after his death his body should be clothed in jade, cast adrift in a lake of mercury within a pyramid, and protected by an everlasting army. In 1974, archaeologists discovered the first of more than 7000 lifesize terracotta warriors buried near the pyramid tomb of Shi Huang-te, confirming that the legend was more than a myth. But why were the massive soldiers, each weighing more than half a tonne, buried there at all? Was it simply to guard the emperor in the afterlife? Or was there more to the legend?
PRODUCT DETAILS :
| ISBN : 9780747271338 | |
| BY (AUTHOR) Cotterell, Maurice M. | |
| PUBLISHER : Headline Publishing Group | PUBLICATION DATE : February 03, 2003 |
| COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United Kingdom | IMPRINT : Headline Book Publishing |
| LANGUAGE : English | AGE : General |
| PRODUCT FORM : Paperback / softback | |
WEIGHT : 500 g
PRODUCT CATEGORY :
History & Archaeology