Terracotta

Terracotta

Low temperature, porous earthenware claybody, fires red-brown due to high iron content which also fluxes clay, making it the most durable low-fired clay after firing.

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terracotta

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Low temperature, porous earthenware claybody, fires red-brown due to high iron content which also fluxes clay, making it the most durable low-fired clay after firing.

terracotta

Garden; Gardening

Terracotta, from the Latin for earth+burnt, is the traditional material for flowerpots and tiles and also describes their characteristic colour.

terracotta

Building materials; Tiles

A hard, unglazed pottery from which decorative tiles are made.

terracotta

Architecture; General architecture

Clay material that has been molded and fired, often used for building ornaments or cladding. Also written terra cotta or terra-cotta.

Terracotta Army

Tourism & hospitality; Tourist attractions

The Terracotta Army or the "Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses", is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. The ...

Terracotta warriors

Arts & crafts; Sculpture

The "Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses" is a collection of terracotta sculptures which represents the armies of Qin Shi Huang (the first Emperor of China). It is a form of funerary ...

dispersion

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Natural tendency of materials in liquid solution to go from area of high concentration to area of lower concentration, resulting in even distribution of materials throughout the ...

sang-de- boeuf

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Ox-blood colour used to describe deep red colour of some glazes

dispersoids

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

In glaze-melt, inclusions which disperse throughout the melt without actually dissolving into the glassy-phase. Examples are titanium or zirconium particles, colloidal copper, or ...

saturated iron glaze

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

see KAKI.

dissolution

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Action of a solvent material upon a solid, bringing it into liquid solution. During glaze firing, the point at which the glassy-phase dissolves the sintered structure of the ...