terra-cotta

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Terra-cotta rooftops give this image of Venice’s main island its reddish color.

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2013

Terra-cotta Franklin medallions were served up by the thousand but could not satisfy the demand.

From Time Magazine Archive

Terra-cotta cones inscribed with prayers had been thrown into the interstices.

From A History of Art in Chaldæa & Assyria, v. 1 by Armstrong, Walter, Sir

Terra-cotta idols of the Ilian Athene are rarely met with, but we daily find marble idols of this goddess, most of which have almost a human form.

From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis)

Terra-cotta pipes, with or without hubs, are used.

From Elements of Plumbing by Dibble, Samuel Edward