Tomb of the First Emperor (Shihuangdi) at Lintong, Shaanxi. Detail of pit containing pottery army. Late 3rd c. BCE. (Qin)

Pottery charioteer from tomb of the First Emperor (Shihuangdi) at Lintong, Shaanxi. (Qin)

Pottery general from the tomb of the First Emperor (Shihuangdi). (Qin)

Pottery man and horse from the tomb of the First Emperor (Shihuangdi). (Qin)

Bronze chariot and horses from the tomb of the First Emperor (Shihuangdi). (Qin)

Horse trampling a man, stone, at tomb of Huo Qubing, Xingping, Shaanxi. 2nd c. BCE. Ht. 188 cm. (W. Han)

Rhinoceros, bronze (formerly inlaid), 2nd c. BCE, excavated at Xingping, Shaanxi. (W. Han)

"Flying" horse, bronze (lost-wax), 2nd c. CE, excavated from a tomb at Wuwei, Gansu, L. 45 cm. (E. Han)

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