Exhibit explores the history of China's first emperor
Posted December 27, 2017 6:00 am
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - An exhibit at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts features 10 life-size terracotta figures, part of an underground army of nearly 8,000 clay soldiers and other figures created 2,000 years ago in ancient China.
Museums in New York, Philadelphia, Seattle and elsewhere have displayed various assortments of the terracotta soldiers. But the exhibit in Richmond also has 40 objects never seen before in the U.S., including ancient jade ornaments, precious jewelry and ceramics.
"Terracotta Army: Legacy of the First Emperor of China" is only being shown in Richmond and at the Cincinnati Art Museum. It moves on to Ohio after its run in Virginia ends March 11.
In a Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017 photo, Li Jian, curator of the Terracotta Army soldiers on exhibit at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, poses at the start of the exhibit at the museum in Richmond, Va. The Museum has 10 of the majestic terracotta figures on display as part of an exhibit that tells the story of the first emperor of China and the time period he reigned. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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In a Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017 photo, visitors look over some of the Terracotta Army soldiers on exhibit at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Va. The Museum has 10 of the majestic terracotta figures on display as part of an exhibit that tells the story of the first emperor of China and the time period he reigned. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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In a Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017 photo, an earthenware mask from 3500 BC, is the oldest artifact in the Terracotta Army exhibit at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017. The Museum has 10 of the majestic terracotta figures on display as part of an exhibit that tells the story of the first emperor of China and the time period he reigned. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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In a Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017 photo, Terracotta Army soldiers are on exhibit at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Va. The Museum has 10 of the majestic terracotta figures on display as part of an exhibit that tells the story of the first emperor of China and the time period he reigned. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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In a Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017 photo, Director of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Alex Nyerges, looks over some of the Terracotta Army soldiers on exhibit at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Va. The Museum has 10 of the majestic terracotta figures on display as part of an exhibit that tells the story of the first emperor of China and the time period he reigned. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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In a Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017 photo, visitors look over some of the Terracotta Army soldiers on exhibit at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Va. The Museum has 10 of the majestic terracotta figures on display as part of an exhibit that tells the story of the first emperor of China and the time period he reigned. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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In a Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017 photo, visitors look over some of the Terracotta Army soldiers on exhibit at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Va. The Museum has 10 of the majestic terracotta figures on display as part of an exhibit that tells the story of the first emperor of China and the time period he reigned. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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In a Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017 photo, visitors look over some of the Terracotta Army soldiers on exhibit at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Va. The Museum has 10 of the majestic terracotta figures on display as part of an exhibit that tells the story of the first emperor of China and the time period he reigned. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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