clay
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Elsewhere it’s mottled and reddish, as if made of clay.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
The New York museum stages a compact show dedicated to the Della Robbia family’s glazed terracotta sculptures, which turned clay into a medium of high art.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Sports enthusiasts have their own dedicated amenity in the form of a clay tennis court, which is accompanied by an entertainment pavilion.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
They feature two bronze axe-heads, and clay moulds potentially used to make some of the unique bronze fittings in the nearby Peebles Hoard - which was saved for the nation in 2024.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
She crushed the clay between two rocks and made a thick paste with water to smear over the outside of the boat.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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