clay figure

Shaped earth form

A clay figure is a small sculpture made from clay, shaped by hand or with tools.

The term covers everything from children's art projects to ancient artifacts to professional animations: The archaeologists discovered clay figures dating back thousands of years.

In stop-motion filmmaking, clay figures are posed and photographed frame by frame to create the illusion of movement.

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material composition

clay figurestone sculpture

Art hewn from rock

marble statue · carved stone · bronze statue · metal sculpture · steel sculpture

production method

clay figurestone carving

Sculptural work in rock

Family

clay, clays, clayey, figure, figures, figured, figuring, figurine, figurative

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G