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Terra-Cotta Statue
The legions of terra-cotta warriors in the famed tomb of Chinese Emperor Qin were originally painted with pigments and a layer of lacquer. Time and the stresses of excavation, though, have left most of the statues colorless.
Photograph by O. Louis Mazzatenta
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