Exhibition
19 July 2008 to 02 November 2008
Colchester

The figurines, all between 1ft and 2ft tall, are over 2000 years old and represent soldiers, officials, dancers, musicians and cavalry horses. They were excavated in the last 25 years from a series of royal tombs discovered at Xuzhou which belonged to the Kings of Chu. The kings were related to the Western Han emperors whose dynasty ruled China from 206BCE to 24CE. The figurines are on loan by kind permission of Xuzhou Museum and have never been seen in the UK before.

Working in partnership with Essex County Council, Colchester and Ipswich Museum Service is delighted to be hosting this blockbuster exhibition as one of the highlights of the Essex–Jiangsu Festival.

19 July to 2 November: Mon – Sat, 10am – 5pm, Sun 11am – 5pm Colchester Castle Museum, Castle Park, Essex, CO1 1YG

Admission to exhibition and Castle Museum £5.20 adults, £3.40 children/concessions 01206 282 939

Picture courtesy of: Xuzhou Museum

Link: http://www.colchestermuseums.org.uk