The terracotta statues of the infantry soldiers range between 5 foot 8 inches and 6 foot 2 inches; the commanders are all approximately 6 and half feet tall. The lower half of the kiln-fired ceramic bodies were made of solid terracotta clay, the upper half were hollow. In this close up of a group of infantry, you can see the remnants of the vivid paint called Chinese Purple that once decorated each statue.
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