What color were the Terracotta Warriors?

Answer 1

Originally, the Terracotta Warriors were all colored, but most of the paint had crumbled off over the years. The warriors appear red might because of red color residual. Those in black might cause by the big fire set by the rebels in the last few years of Qin Dynasty.

Answer 2

Yes, the figures of the Terracotta Army are colored once. Because of a long time period experienced in underground circumstance, the paint coat is quickly oxidized and peered off easily when contacted with air. Among the excavated figures, there are some colored ones remain. More unexcavated are still being buried to wait for an advanced archaeological technology.

Answer 3

where did the terracotta warriors come from?

i think chinatown :-)