Two new pits of civil servant and acrobat terracotta figures at the mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shihuang (259 BC-210 BC) have opened to the public this month.
The acrobat pit, coded K9901 and discovered in 1999, lies in the southeast of the mausoleum of Qin Shihuang.
The 11 unearthed terracotta figures, unarmoured with their torsos unclad, differ a lot from terracotta warriors. They might represent wrestlers, acrobats or dancers in the court of the Qin Dynasty, according to archaeologists.
A bronze tripod was also found. It is the largest and heaviest in the mausoleum of Qin Shihuang.
Source: 3News com [October 03, 2011]
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| An archaeology staff member removes earth from the face of a terracotta warrior [Credit: Reuters] |
The 11 unearthed terracotta figures, unarmoured with their torsos unclad, differ a lot from terracotta warriors. They might represent wrestlers, acrobats or dancers in the court of the Qin Dynasty, according to archaeologists.
A bronze tripod was also found. It is the largest and heaviest in the mausoleum of Qin Shihuang.
Source: 3News com [October 03, 2011]