Detail: Lunchtime lecture by Lukas Nickel

Time: 12.15 PM - 2.15 PM
Light lunch: 12.15 -1.15pm
Lecture: 1.15pm-2.15pm

Lukas Nickel presents his controversial thesis that the Terracotta Warriors of the Qin Emperor, one the most iconic symbols of China’s millennial heritage, may have been influenced by Hellenistic sculptural art. An exceptional chance to hear this lecture, which has been presented to audiences in Shanghai, Beijing, and in the Warriors’ home in Xian.
Lukas Nickel is a lecturer in the art and archaeology of the Silk Road at SOAS and UCL and was consultant for the British Museum exhibition ‘The First Emperor’.

This lecture is presented in association with the China Society.

Tickets £10, Asia House Friends and concessions £5