clay
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Less than a week ago, the museum debuted a new piece of public art, Shio Kusaka’s “Beam,” a clay mosaic flying saucer supported by a yellow metal cone of light.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026
The pots were large ovoid, flat-based jars with two handles, many featuring a raised horizontal clay “belt” around the widest part of the jar.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
On one job, when contractors were using explosives to fell turbines, hubs weighing more than 30 tons ended up buried deep in clay and had to be arduously excavated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
Morrish said the Harding's Pits Association Group was formed in 2004, adding that the green space was originally a clay pit in the 19th Century, before being used as a landfill site.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Long shelves lined the walls, crowded with clay pots in varying sizes.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
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