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
A good terra cotta camel, 55 to 60 hands high and broken to single-foot, will fetch as high as $150.
From In Pastures New by Ade, George
