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A terra cotta sculpture of Hanuman in India. The reddish color is due to iron oxide in the clay of origin. Clays Low iron can lead to paler color on the dismissal, ranging from white to yellow.

Terracotta Kantaji designs out of the temple.

Glazed building decoration at the Forbidden City, Beijing, China.

The Etruscan "Sarcophagus of the spouses" in the National Etruscan Museum.

The construction of the Edison Bell Telephone, Birmingham, England.

Natural History Museum in London has an ornate terracotta facade typical of the architecture Victorian high. The carvings represent the contents of the museum.
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"Terracota" redirects here. Mud, clay or terracotta (Italian "Baked earth", the Latin terra cocta) is an unglazed clay-based ceramics. Its uses include vessels, water and sewage pipes and surface embellishment in building construction, along with sculptures such as the Terracotta Army and Greek terracotta statuettes. The term also is used to refer to items made from this material and its natural color, orange-brown. In archeology and art history, "Clay" is used to objects often are not in a potter's wheel, as figurines, where objects made in the wheel of the same material, possibly by the same person, are called ceramics, the choice of the term, depending on the type of object instead of the material. unglazed pottery is often also called terracotta.

Production and properties
An appropriate refined clay is partially dry, cast, molded, or hand worked into the desired shape. A more complete drying is placed in an oven, or combustible material in a well, and then fired. After cooking the dishes hot pit is covered with sand to cool, and after cooking The oven cools slowly. When unglazed, the material is not waterproof, but is suitable for use on the ground to carry water under pressure (use archaic), to garden tools and decorative sculpture and construction in tropical environments, and oil containers, oil lamps, or furnaces. Most other uses Regarding tableware, sanitary pipes, construction and decoration in freezing environments requires that the material is glass. Terracotta, if cracked, will sound if tapped, but not as bright as items cooked at higher temperatures, which is called stoneware. The material is fired weak compared to stoneware.
Some types are made from terracotta clay which includes recycled clay terra ("punch").
The unglazed color after firing can vary widely, but most common clays contain enough iron to produce an orange, red, orange, brown or orange, with this range including various colors described as "terracotta". Other colors are yellow, gray and pink.
History
Terracotta has been used to Throughout the history of sculpture and ceramics, as well as bricks and roof tiles. In ancient times, the first clay sculptures were dried (baked) in the sun after being formed. Later, they were placed in the ashes of open hearths to harden, and finally kilns were used, similar to those used for pottery today. However, only after cooking at high temperatures would be classified as a ceramic material. The most famous statues terra cotta are the Terracotta Warriors in China.
Applications
Major uses Terracotta terracotta have included Emperor Qin Shi Huang, the Chinese Army, Built in 210 209 BC. Mass producers casting mold and fired terracotta figurines were also the ancient Greeks of Tanagra. French sculptor Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse made many pieces of terracotta, but possibly the most famous is the kidnapping of Hippodamia that represents the scene of a centaur Greek mythology Hippodamia kidnapping her wedding day. American architect Louis Sullivan is well known for his elaborate glazed terra cotta ornamentation, designs that would have been impossible to run on any other medium. terracotta tiles are widely used in the buildings of the city of Victoria in Birmingham, England.
Precolonial West African sculpture also made extensive use of terracotta. The regions most recognized for the production of terracotta art in this part of the world include the Nok culture of central and north-central Nigeria, the Ife / Benin cultural hub in the west and south of Nigeria (also known for its unique naturalistic sculpture), and the Igbo culture area of eastern Nigeria, highlighting terracotta pottery. These traditions are related, but different, also gave birth to the development of schools of bronze and brass ... (And thus on) For more information, visit some products on . Lagerstroemia products indicates plant should show more here!

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