The Emperor's Warriors

A wonderful outdoor exhibition in the quad of the Old College. Internally lit life-size lanterns based on the terracotta warriors found in China.

The original terracotta warriors depicted the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China; a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210–209 BC whose purpose was to protect the emperor in his afterlife. The figures were discovered in 1974 by local farmers in Lintong District, Xi'an, Shaanxi province, and vary in height according to their roles, with the tallest being the generals. The figures include warriors, chariots and horses. Current estimates are that in the three pits containing the Terracotta Army there were over 8,000 soldiers, 130 chariots with 520 horses and 150 cavalry horses, the majority of which are still buried in the pits near by Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum. (Wikipedia)

I have more warriors here.

With the Field of Light in St Andrew Square, Edinburgh is the place to be this week for light sculpture.