Back to the Bowers Museum and my final post of the things we saw there.
This post goes back to those 4 warriors and 1 horse, that are right at the beginning of the exhibit space. The warriors are just a tiny part of what has been excavated from the burial site, in China. The photo behind the warriors, tries to give the museum viewer a hint of the scale of the find.
Can you imagine the person who first uncovered a warrior? According to Wikipedia, a farmer found it in 1974. The striking details on it, wow, he must have known immediately it was something special. The Chinese bring in the archeologists and they find a second, then a third, then a fiftieth, then a hundredth and then a thousandth? It is mind boggling.
Again from Wikipedia: Current estimates are that in the three pits containing the Terracotta Army there were over 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots with 520 horses and 150 cavalry horses, the majority of which are still buried in the pits.
A friend of mine actually went to the pit area, while in China. They don't even let the people get near the statues. I am glad I got to see them at the Bowers.
I hope you enjoyed the things I profiled in the past month, as much as I enjoyed doing some research and posting on them. Quite an unforgettable experience.
If you missed any of my posts, here are the links.
Post 1: The Terracotta Warriors
Post 2: The Permanent Collection
Post 3: The Smaller Chinese Warriors
Post 4: Chinese Animals
I have thoroughly enjoyed your posts about the Chinese warriors! An amazing feat! It is always nice to come to your blog and read what you have posted for the day!
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Barbara! It is so nice to see you here.
ReplyDeleteI really did enjoy my time there and when I was finding the older posts, it brought it all back. I would pay to go there again. Truly.