Chromium oxide was used by the Chinese in the Qin dynasty over 2, 000 years ago to coat weapons such as bronze crossbow bolts and steel swords found at the Terracotta Army.

The Terracotta Army of Qin Shi Huang.

Handheld crossbows with complex bronze trigger mechanisms have also been found with the Terracotta Army in the tomb of Qin Shihuang ( r. 221 – 210 BC ) that are similar to specimens from the subsequent Han Dynasty ( 202 BC – 220 AD ), while crossbowmen described in the Qin and Han Dynasty learned drill formations, some were even mounted as cavalry units, and Han Dynasty writers attributed the success of numerous battles against the Xiongnu to massed crossbow fire.

There was also painting on three dimensional works of art on figurines and statues, such as the original-painted colors covering the soldier and horse statues of the Terracotta Army.

* 1974 – Local farmers in Lintong District, Xi ' an, Shaanxi province, China, discover the Terracotta Army that was buried with Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China, in the 3rd century BCE.

* March 29 – The Terracotta Army of Qin Shi Huang is discovered at Xi ' an, China.

The History of China | Chinese Terracotta Army of Qin Shihuang's tomb at Xian, Shaanxi, China.

The Terracotta Warriors: The Secret Codes of the Emperor's Army.

Archaeological excavation and preservation also continued successfully in this period, and several major discoveries, such as that of the Terracotta Army and the Mawangdui tombs occurred during the Revolution, and were duly protected from any potential damage.

* Terracotta Army

* The Terracotta Army in the mausoleum of Emperor Shihuangdi, Lintong, Shaanxi, is made ( Qin Dynasty ) ( approximate date ).

The spectacular Terracotta Army was assembled for the tomb of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of a unified China from 221 – 210 BCE, as a grand imperial version of the figures long placed in tombs to enable the deceased to enjoy the same lifestyle in the afterlife as when alive, replacing actual sacrifices of very early periods.

Crossbow men from the Terracotta Army, interred by 210 BC, Qin Dynasty

The Terracotta Army, inside the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, consists of more than 7, 000 life-size tomb terra-cotta figures of warriors and horses buried with the self-proclaimed first Emperor of Qin ( Qin Shi Huang ) in 210 – 209 BC.

Men sentenced to castration were turned into eunuch slaves of the Qin dynasty state to perform forced labor for projects such as the Terracotta Army.

He undertook gigantic projects, including building and unifying various sections of the Great Wall of China, the now famous city-sized mausoleum guarded by the life-sized Terracotta Army, and a massive national road system, all at the expense of numerous lives.

A modern statue of Qin Shi Huang, located near the site of the Terracotta Army

The protagonist finds that the Terracotta Army was actually created to keep the First Emperor inside his tomb and not to help him in the spiritual world.

* In Rise of Nations, the player ( or enemy ) can build the " Terracotta Army " as one of the many " wonders of the world " featured in the game.

The Terracotta Army or the " Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses ", is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China.

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 near by Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum.

View of the Terracotta Army.

View of Pit 1, the largest excavation pit of the Terracotta Army.

A collection of 120 objects from the mausoleum and 20 terracotta warriors were displayed at the British Museum in London as its special exhibition " The First Emperor: China's Terracotta Army " from 13 September 2007 to April 2008.

Terracotta was the only ceramic produced by Western and pre-Columbian people until the 14th century, when European higher fired stoneware began production.

Terracotta female figurines * were uncovered by archaeologists in excavations of Mohenjo-daro ( 3000-1500 BC ) in what is now Pakistan.

In 2006, the British Museum announced its plans to modify the Reading Room to house a temporary exhibition entitled ' The First Emperor: China's Terracotta Army ': this modification was designed by the London-based exhibition design company Metaphor.

Also in the northern vicinity of the modern Xi ' an, the tumulus ruler Qin Shi Huang of Qin Dynasty held his imperial court, and constructed his massive mausoleum guarded by the famed Terracotta Army.

Terracotta cylinder by Nabonidus concerning repairs on the temple of Sin ( mythology ) | Sîn, British Museum

Beginning in early 2004, the building was used for events such as housing an exhibition of the Terracotta Army and a special concert by the famous Berlin-based band Einstürzende Neubauten.

Terracotta bust of Peiresc by Jean-Jacques Caffieri in the Bibliothèque Mazarine.

Terracotta bust by Marc Arcis

This town famous for the Terracotta Temples made by the local red soils.

# The “ Ruabon Brick & Terra Cotta Ltd ." or " Jenks ' Terracotta Works " ( or " Gwaith Jinks ") was situated on the west side of the Ruabon-Wrexham road ( off Tatham Road ) but with its original clay pit to the east of the Ruabon-Wrexham road, separated from the Monk & Newell clay pit by the Afon Goch.

It closed about 1910 when the clay pit was taken over by Jenks ' Terracotta Works.

3d Lego Terracotta Army by Leon Keer

The Architecture of the Stupa and the Terracotta plaques bear great resemblance to the somapura mahavihar, Paharpur ( Bangladesh ) which, too, was founded by the same king Dharmapala.

The chalk painting was inspired by Chinese Emperor Qin Shi Huang's Terracotta Army " in honor of the arrival of Ego Leonard and to support his release out of his custody.

3d Lego Terracotta Army by Leon Keer

3d street painting Lego Terracotta Army by Leon Keer

In the fourth book of the series, he was absorbed by one of the Terracotta warriors.