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  2. Terracotta - Wikipedia

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    Terracotta will also ring if lightly struck, as long as it is not cracked. [33] Painted (polychrome) terracotta is typically first covered with a thin coat of gesso, then painted. It is widely used, but only suitable for indoor positions and much less durable than fired colors in or under a ceramic glaze.

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  4. 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 ...

  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. Mata Ortiz pottery - Wikipedia

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    After painting, the pots are fired on open ground or in pit ovens. Two or three small pots may be fired together, but larger ones are fired individually. They are set on a pile of dried cow dung and wood and if fired on open ground, covered with a large overturned pot called a “saggar.” [ 4 ] [ 6 ] For polychrome pots, air is allowed to ...

  7. Pottery - Wikipedia

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    Maya ceramics include finely painted vessels, usually beakers, with elaborate scenes with several figures and texts. Several cultures, beginning with the Olmec, made terracotta sculpture, and sculptural pieces of humans or animals that are also vessels are produced in many places, with Moche portrait vessels among the finest.

  8. Pottery in the Indian subcontinent - Wikipedia

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    Several vigorous local popular traditions of terracotta folk sculpture remain active today, such as the Bankura horses. [78] Often women prepare clay figures to propitiate their gods and goddesses, during festivals. In Moela deities are created with moulded clay on a flat surface. They are then fired and painted in bright colours.

  9. Coiling (pottery) - Wikipedia

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    Making a pot with the coiling technique. Coiling is a method of creating pottery. It has been used to shape clay into vessels for many thousands of years. It is found across the cultures of the world, including Africa, Greece, China, and Native American cultures of New Mexico. Using the coiling technique, it is possible to build thicker or ...