terra-cotta
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They came in a small range of colors: sand, terra cotta, chestnut.
From Slate • Oct. 20, 2024
It was a terra cotta figurine manufactured in Oaxaca, Mexico, sold along with a chia seed spread.
From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2023
It is noted for the green terra cotta tiles on its tower that typically are illuminated gold at night.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 13, 2023
Pakistan’s Ali Kazim evokes an earlier collapse with watercolor studies of the terra cotta remains of the Indus Valley culture that failed about 3,500 years ago.
From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2023
Among her busts in terra cotta are those of John Brown, Charles Sumner, Lincoln, and Longfellow.
From The Negro in Literature and Art in the United States by Brawley, Benjamin Griffith
