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  2. Structural clay tile - Wikipedia

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    Structural clay tile grew in popularity in the end of the nineteenth-century because it could be constructed faster, was lighter, and required simpler flat falsework than earlier brick vaulting construction. [1] Each unit is generally made of clay or terra-cotta with hollow cavities, or cells, inside it. The colors of terracotta transform from ...

  3. Stirrup jar - Wikipedia

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    Noting that the stirrup jars of which he knew from the excavated houses of Mycenae and elsewhere had a capacity of 12 – 14 L, Ventris, decipherer of Linear B, hypothesized that one stirrup jar was designed to hold one liquid unit, which he took to be “the convenient figure” of 12 litres (3.2 US gal). Using a density of olive oil of 0.917 ...

  4. Olla - Wikipedia

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    Dense soil (clay) does not water out as far as good soil. Large ollas, with a capacity of (say) 11 liters, will water longer than a smaller 1 liter olla, for example. Olla, or clay pot, irrigation is considered the most efficient watering system by many [ quantify ] , since the plants are never over- or under-watered, saving from 50% to 70% in ...

  5. Flowerpot - Wikipedia

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    Meillandine rose in a terracotta flowerpot Traditional flowerpots in unglazed terracotta in Charles Darwin's laboratory at Down House Terracotta flowerpot in Italy, decorated with festoons. A flowerpot, planter, planterette or plant pot, is a container in which flowers and other plants are cultivated and displayed.

  6. Terracotta - Wikipedia

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    International Gothic Bohemian bust of the Virgin Mary; c. 1390 –1395; terracotta with polychromy; [1] 32.5 x 22.4 x 13.8 cm. Terracotta, also known as terra cotta or terra-cotta [2] (Italian: [ˌtɛrraˈkɔtta]; lit. ' baked earth '; [3] from Latin terra cocta 'cooked earth'), [4] is a clay-based non-vitreous ceramic [5] fired at relatively ...

  7. Earthenware - Wikipedia

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    Terracotta flower pots with terracotta tiles in the background Due to its porosity, fired earthenware, with a water absorption of 5-8%, must be glazed to be watertight. [ 11 ] Earthenware has lower mechanical strength than bone china, porcelain or stoneware, and consequently articles are commonly made in thicker cross-section, although they are ...

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