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I see the fear and rage for the coming battle reflected in the face of this chariot horse figure.

In looking each figure in the eyes, I struck by the difference in faces of the soldiers and the horses. The soldiers seem calm and determined, perhaps before the march to battle. But the emotion in the face of this chariot horse makes it seem as if he is pulling against the harness in the moments before the charge.

Qin Shihuang was an innovator, especially with horses. He introduced mounted calvary in addition to using chariots. Horses are an important part of the terra cotta warrior exhibit.

The warriors and horses are from the funerary complex of Qin Shihuang, the first emperor of China. He lived from 259 to 210 BCE. The figures were discover in 1974 in Xian, China.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terra_Cotta_Warriors

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Date Taken on 17 March 2013, 09:33
Source War Horse
Author Don McCullough from Santa Rosa, CA, USA
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terra- cotta, warriors, san francisco california asian art museum, xian, china, horse, chariot, canon t4i, pancake lens
Camera location37° 46′ 49.38″ N, 122° 24′ 59.56″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Don McCullough at https://flickr.com/photos/69214385@N04/8625292207. It was reviewed on 22 July 2020 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0.

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