An emperor was buried with an army made of clay.

The Terracotta Army contains thousands of life-sized figures made to accompany China’s first emperor after death.

The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210–209 BCE in his mausoleum with the purpose of protecting him in his afterlife.