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vidual physiognomies is not merely the conse-
quence of constraints imposed by serial produc-
tion; rather such methods of production fitted well
with the intended purpose. There was no need to
replicate the specific individuals who composed the
army — only their functions, since their personali-
ties were fully subsumed by their roles within the
organization. Nonetheless, particularizing the indi-
vidual soldiers enabled the artisans to differentiate
figures within groups of the same type (the cavalry,
archers, infantrymen). 6 LK

1 Excavated in 1976; reported: Shaanxi 1988!), 1:61-63; 2:
fig- 55-
2 Ledderose 1992 discusses the modular production tech-
nique in relation to the terra-cotta army. The construction
of the hands is detailed in Shaanxi 1988!), 2: pis. 143-144.
3 See, for example, Cotterell 1981, 28 - 29; Wang 1984, 70 - 73;
Nie 1986, 57.
4 Wang 1984, 73.
5 Shaanxi 1988!?: 1:176 -181, pis. 156 -157; Schlombs 1990.
6 For detailed treatment, see Kesner 1995.

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