These terracotta warriors and horses are made according to the proportion of real people 1: 1, and their height is between 1.8 and 1.97 meters, especially thousands of people. They are so lifelike that people have to suspect that they are terrible living beings.
In fact, the Terracotta Warriors and Horses have been damaged since they were unearthed, and their internal materials are completely mud, and there is no decaying material in the human body. By the way, Qin Shihuang advocated abolishing the system of human sacrifice.
Since it is not a living figurine, such a huge and exquisite project is an arduous task for craftsmen, especially in the case of 1: 1 and thousands of people, it is not easy to burn with clay in modern times.
As we all know, the bigger the pottery, the more difficult it is to fire and the higher the failure rate. At first, craftsmen made a life-size clay figurine according to traditional pottery techniques (including molding, kneading, carving and pasting), and then put it in a kiln for firing, but all the clay figurines put in it were burned.
In desperation, the craftsmen had to stop firing and start trying different methods. The wisdom of the ancients was very high. Later, craftsmen found that the head and limbs of the figurines were separated, and then the trunk was hollowed out, divided into six parts and fired separately. Finally, they are spliced together to reach the size of 1: 1
In addition, the whole figurine is also made of two pieces, and the front and back are connected together, which means that the face and the back of the head are spliced together.
After firing, carve and paste the details. For example, the eyes are obviously carved and the beard is pasted, and then the terracotta warriors and horses are painted. The production of terracotta warriors and horses is similar. Many terracotta warriors and horses were incomplete when they were unearthed, and they were excavated and arranged by our experts.