Tomb Figurinine

Like the earlier and better-known Terracotta Army of the First Emperor with its thousands of life-sized clay sculptures, tomb figurines were usually made in sets. This tomb figurine wears a formal robe and a small hat that would have indicated his status as a court official or attendant. He would have been joined by other figures, possibly soldiers for protection, singers and dancers for entertainment, and servants. Because of the large numbers required, these works were often mass-produced with molds, with finer details like the facial features and lines of folds in the robes carefully carved into the wet clay.