terracotta
Reddish pottery material
Terracotta is a brownish-orange clay, or objects made from it—pots, tiles, sculptures, architectural ornaments.
The material is fired but unglazed, porous and earthy.
As a color term, terracotta describes that distinctive reddish-brown: terracotta walls, a terracotta sunset.
The word comes from Italian for "baked earth."
Fragment of earthenware
- amphoraAncient twin-handled storage jar
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- excavationAct of unearthing
- antiquityGreat age, ancient era
neolithic · dig · site · stratigraphy · civilization · settlement · temple · relic
Maker of clay vessels
- wheelRotating circular frame
- kilnOven for hardening clay
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- firingTerminating employment
coiling · throwing · handmade · ceramist · earthenware · sculpting · glazing · shaping
Iron oxide coating
- orangeCitrus with segments
- brownDark earth tone
- reddishSlightly crimson in hue
- warmModerately heated, or friendly
earthy · sienna · umber · ochre · redbrick · pigment · hue · tint
Small ornamental sculpture
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
- bustFailure or sculpture
- reliefEasing of distress
- effigySculpted human representation
idol · bas-relief · frieze · warrior · model · carving · statuette · molded
potsherd
Fragment of earthenware
- amphoraAncient twin-handled storage jar
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- excavationAct of unearthing
antiquity · neolithic · dig · site · stratigraphy · civilization · settlement · temple · relic · preservation
potter
Maker of clay vessels
firing · coiling · throwing · handmade · ceramist · earthenware · sculpting · glazing · shaping · mold
rust
Iron oxide coating
warm · earthy · sienna · umber · ochre · redbrick · pigment · hue · tint · shade
figurine
Small ornamental sculpture
effigy · idol · bas-relief · frieze · warrior · model · carving · statuette · molded · hollow
patina
Surface film from aging
- agedAdvanced in years
- wornDamaged by use
- weatheringAtmospheric breakdown of materials
cracked · faded · mossy · lichen · vintage · antique · time-worn · distressed · rustic · mellowed
tiles
Flat covering pieces
- roofingInstalling overhead shelter material
- flooringSurface underfoot material
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
planter · pot · flowerpot · chimney · cladding · pavers · bricks · drainage · pipes · ornament
- ancient artifactsjade mask, Viking sword, bronze sculptures, antiquities, Roman coin
- Ancient ChinaShang dynasty, Han dynasty, Confucius, Warring States period, oracle bones
- earthy redsrust, sienna, burnt sienna, clay, adobe
- Indian antiquitiesBuddha statues, bronze sculptures, antiquities, stone reliefs, stone inscriptions
- Latin craftsserapes, serape, sugar skulls, tinwork, gourd carving
- ProvenceAvignon, Provence, Marseille, lavender, lavender fields
terracottaporcelain
Translucent fired clay
fine china · bone china · stoneware · glazed pottery · celadon
- Terracotta ArmyTomb sculpture battalion
- terracotta potFired clay plant container
- terracotta roofFired clay house covering
- terracotta tilesFired earthen flooring units
- terracotta warriorAncient Chinese funerary sculpture
- terracotta figuresSculptures of fired earth