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Ten life-size terracotta figures, including warriors and a cavalry horse, will go on view at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in the exhibit "Terracotta Army: Legacy of the First Emperor of China."

The ticketed exhibit will showcase more than 130 works of art, including 40 works of art that have never before been displayed in the U.S. The exhibit will be on display at the VMFA from Nov. 18 to March 11, 2018.

The terracotta figures were among the estimated 8,000 life-size sculptures of warriors, chariots, and horses that were discovered in 1974 by local farmers in Lintong District, outside Xi’an, in the Shaanxi province of China.

Presented in three sections, the Terracotta Army exhibit will explore the rise of Ying Zheng (259-210 BC), who unified China and declared himself Qin Shihuang, or the First Emperor of Qin, and the history of ancient China.

The exhibition will feature arms and armor, horse and chariot fittings, bronze vessels, jade, jewelry, ceramics, and more. Items on view will date from the Zhou dynasty (1046-256 BC) through the Qin dynasty (221-206 BC).