The Qin bronze chariot (銅車馬 or 秦銅車馬) refers to a set of two Qin dynastybronze model chariots that were unearthed in 1980 at the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, Qin Shi Huang (reigned 247–220 BCE).[1] When the models were found they were in many broken pieces, and it took five years to restore them both.[2] Both models are about half life-size.
The first piece, "bronze chariot number one" (一號銅車馬), consists of an open chariot drawn by four bronze horses, with a single standing driver and a bronze umbrella on a stand placed next to him.
The second piece, "bronze chariot number two" (二號銅車馬), is a closed carriage with two seats and an umbrella-like roof, which is also drawn by four bronze horses.