China’s Terracotta Army, a remarkable collection of 8,000 clay sculptures of life-sized warriors, was constructed more than 2 ...

For the big head, they used a small terra-cotta vase-head that—ironically—is now owned by the Met. And for the second standing warrior, they used a photograph of a figure on an Etruscan ...

The Terracotta Army, discovered in 1974 by local farmers, was created around 210 BCE to accompany China’s first emperor, Qin ...

The discovery was made as experts explored a sacred basin in San Casciano dei Bagni near Siena as part of the campaign to excavate in the area and learn more about Etruscan-Roman history.

Between 1915 and 1918, the family sold three large statues that they claimed were Etruscan to the museum: one titled Old ...

When the 6th century B.C.E. effigy was uncovered in a necropolis in Cerveteri in 1881, it fed into a resurgent interest in the Etruscans. One glance at the terracotta tomb and it’s easy to see why.

As this year marks the 50th anniversary of the archaeological excavations of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi Province, researchers have unveiled some new ...

The detail carved into the sole of a shoe. Think about, said Seán O’Harrow, the attention craftsmen put into the famed Terracotta Warriors that they carved a realistic shoe sole on a statue of ...

A tourist climbed over a fence and jumped into a section of the world-famous display of China’s terracotta army, damaging two ancient clay warriors. The 30-year-old was visiting the museum ...