Pit No. 3 of Terra Cotta Army

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Museum of Qin Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses : Pit 3

Museum of Qin Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses:

Terra Cotta Pit 1

Terra Cotta Pit 2

Terra Cotta Pit 3

Bronze Chariots

Military Formation of Terra Cotta Army

Exquisite Weaponry of Terra Cotta Army

From Rudiment to the Masterwork

Lifelike Terra Cotta Figures

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Terracotta warrior Set of figures in Pit No. 3 includes: Headquarters group.

You reach Pit No. 3 by walking 25 meters north from Pit No. 1. It was discovered within a month after the archeologists had found Pit No. 2. It is a concave structure of 520 square meters. There are 68 warriors, four horses and one chariot. No battle formation.

The terracotta warriors are posted on guard duties. There are animal bones and deer horns strewn about, probably sacrifices offered on the eve of a battle. You could find the terracotta warriors with painted faces and wearing painted armor. Archeology experts attribute to this group the command center or headquarters group for those in the other two pits.

The headquarter group of the whole underground army Broken pieces of terra cotta warriors