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  2. Kernos - Wikipedia

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    The Duenos Inscription, one of the earliest known Old Latin texts, variously dated from the 7th to the 5th century BC, [3] is inscribed round a kernos of three linked pots, of an Etruscan type. The Greek term is sometimes applied to similar compound vessels from other cultures found in the Mediterranean , the Levant , Mesopotamia , and South Asia .

  3. Terracotta - Wikipedia

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    Some Satavahana terracotta artefacts also seem to have a thin strip of clay joining the two moulds. This technique may have been imported from the Romans and is seen nowhere else in the country. [13] Terracotta horses from Bishnupur, Bankura. Contemporary centres for terracotta figurines include West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Rajasthan and ...

  4. Goeppertia makoyana - Wikipedia

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    Goeppertia makoyana (syn. Calathea makoyana), also known as peacock plant or cathedral windows, [2] is a species of plant belonging to the genus Goeppertia in the family Marantaceae, native to Espírito Santo state of eastern Brazil. [3] [1] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [4] [5]

  5. Terracotta, Inc. - Wikipedia

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    Terracotta started as a provider of clustering technologies to move clustering and caching services to the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) instead of the application. [citation needed] In August 2009, Terracotta purchased Ehcache. That year, Terracotta also acquired Quartz. [citation needed] Software AG acquired Terracotta in May 2011.

  6. Flowerpot - Wikipedia

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    A flowerpot, planter, planterette or plant pot, is a container in which flowers and other plants are cultivated and displayed. Historically, and still to a significant extent today, they are made from plain terracotta with no ceramic glaze , with a round shape, tapering inwards.

  7. Yangjiawan terracotta army - Wikipedia

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    The Yangjiawan terracotta army (Ch: 杨家湾兵马俑) is a small funeral terracotta army of the Western Han period, which was excavated in Yangjiawan, in the region of Xianyang, Shaanxi, a few kilometers north of Xi'an. The terracotta army belong to auxiliary tombs to the mausoleum of the first Han Emperor Gaozu (ruled 202–195 BCE) at ...

  8. Plant Nanny - Wikipedia

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    Plant Nanny is a water tracker mobile application which reminds users to drink water. It was developed by Taiwanese app maker Fourdesire. [1] The app was first released in 2013 and is available on the Apple App Store for iPhones and the Google Play Store for Android devices.

  9. Rhubarb forcer - Wikipedia

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    They encourage the plant to grow early in the season and also to produce blanched stems. The pots are placed over two- to three-year-old rhubarb crowns during winter or very early spring. Once shoots appear, the lid is taken off, causing them to grow towards the light.