Terracotta Warrior

Overview

The Chinese city of Xi’an (also known as Sian) gifted this sculpture of a terracotta warrior to Hornsby Shire Council. The sculpture is a replica of one of the warriors from the world-renowned Terracotta Army, discovered by farmers in 1974 just outside Xi’an.

Unfortunately, the sculpture was held up at customs where a hole was drilled into the back of its head to ensure that nothing unauthorized had been stored inside. ICS was approached by Hornsby Shire Council to repair the damage so that this generous gift could go on display in the Council Chambers.

Year

2015

Client

Hornsby Shire Council

Services

  • Art objects conservation

Awards

Condition

In general the figure was in good condition. There were large losses in the terracotta and painted finish at the back of the statue’s head.

Treatment

Losses to the terracotta wererecreated using synthetic polymer clay and coloured with dry pigment. Therepaired area was painted with professional artist acrylic paint. The dry claypatina was applied by airbrush.

Before treatment

After treatment

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