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The articulated cuirass in Qin dynasty China

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

M. C. Bishop
M. C. Bishop*
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Abstract

The discovery of the Qin dynasty terracotta army at Mount Li near Xianyang has provided an interesting insight into the equipment of 3rd-century BC Chinese soldiers, and also opens up a number of issues of interest to students of armour from other regions and periods in the ancient world, particularly concerning the use of evidence.

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Antiquity , Volume 63 , Issue 241 , December 1989 , pp. 697 - 705
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd 1989

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