Terracotta, also known as terra cotta or terra-cotta (Italian: [ˌtɛrraˈkɔtta]; lit. 'baked earth'; from Latin terra cocta 'cooked earth'), is a clay-based...
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The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China. It is a form of funerary...
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necropolis surrounding the tomb, including the Terracotta Army to the east of the tomb mound. The Terracotta Army served as a garrison to the mausoleum and...
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Terracotta, Inc., is a computer-software company that specializes in database applications. The company is owned by Software AG.[citation needed] Terracotta...
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Terra Cotta (disambiguation) (redirect from Terracotta (disambiguation))
Terra Cotta (or terracotta) is a clay-based ceramic material, and objects made in it. Terra Cotta or terracotta may also refer to: Terra Cotta, California...
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Architectural terracotta refers to a fired mixture of clay and water that can be used in a non-structural, semi-structural, or structural capacity on the...
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Temples of Bishnupur (redirect from Bishnupur Terracotta Temples)
unique terracotta temples made from the locally available laterite stones. The Malla rulers were Vaishnavites and built the famous terracotta temples...
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common thread unifying this group is that the temples are constructed in terracotta. The region consists of following districts Birbhum, Bankura, Burdwan...
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Nok culture (redirect from Nok terracotta figures)
the Ham village of Nok in southern Kaduna State of Nigeria, where their terracotta sculptures were first discovered in 1928. The Nok people and the Gajiganna...
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Yangling Mausoleum of Han (redirect from Yangling terracotta army)
are accessible to visitors. The pits display more than 50,000 miniature terracotta figures reflecting the daily life of the Han emperor's court, including...
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Majapahit Terracotta is the terracotta art and craft dated from Majapahit era circa 13th to 15th century. Significant terracotta earthenware artifacts...
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The Yangjiawan terracotta army (Ch: 杨家湾兵马俑) is a small funeral terracotta army of the Western Han period, which was excavated in Yangjiawan, in the region...
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A Terra-Cotta Warrior (redirect from A Terracotta Warrior)
A Terra-Cotta Warrior, also known as Fight and Love with a Terracotta Warrior, is a 1990 Hong Kong film based on the novel by Lilian Lee, directed by Ching...
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Hydnum rufescens (redirect from Terracotta Hedgehog)
Hydnum rufescens, commonly known as the terracotta hedgehog, is an edible basidiomycete of the family Hydnaceae. It belongs to the small group of mushrooms...
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Terracotta figurines are a wide range of small figurines made throughout the time span of Ancient Greece, and one of the main types of Ancient Greek pottery...
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Bishnupur (West Bengal) (section Terracotta horses)
city and a municipality in Bankura district, West Bengal, India. It has terracotta temples built by the Malla rulers, historic Radha Krishna temples built...
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Salmon (color) (redirect from Terracotta (color))
CSS. Terra cotta is a tone with relatively low brightness. It resembles terracotta pottery. List of colors Wikimedia Commons has media related to Salmon...
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Hypnotize (album) (redirect from Terracotta pie)
Hypnotize is the fifth studio album by the American heavy metal band System of a Down. It was released on November 22, 2005, six months after the release...
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The Terracotta Dog (Italian: Il cane di terracotta) is a 1996 novel by Andrea Camilleri, translated into English in 2002 by Stephen Sartarelli. It is the...
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Etruscan art (section Terracotta panels)
characteristics. Particularly strong in this tradition were figurative sculpture in terracotta (especially life-size on sarcophagi or temples), wall-painting and metalworking...
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The Haniwa Terracotta Dancers (埴輪 踊る人々, haniwa odoru hitobito, haniwa dancing people) are a pair of human-shaped terracotta burial figures - haniwa - one...
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the Snake designated by its Earthly Branch sign (front, center right) Terracotta zodiacal Snake from the Sui dynasty (581-618). The Snake statue is one...
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Arts of West Bengal (section Terracotta art)
an artistic diversity today in the forms of traditional handicrafts, terracotta, painting and carving, dances and music. The music of West Bengal includes...
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Jacks. The film is set in China rather than Egypt and focuses on the Terracotta Army's origins. It is the third and final installment in The Mummy trilogy...
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Corgatha terracotta is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Réunion and Mauritius. It has a wingspan of approximately 20 mm. List of...
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been fired below 1,200 °C (2,190 °F). Basic earthenware, often called terracotta, absorbs liquids such as water. However, earthenware can be made impervious...
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and the head of a youth by the Greek sculptor Polykleitos. In 2016, the terracotta head of the Greek god Hades was returned to Sicily (Italy). The archaeological...
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Kleophrades Painter Panathenaic prize amphora (redirect from Kleophrades Terracotta Panathenaic Prize Amphora)
63.5 centimetres (25.0 in) tall. All of the imagery on the Kleophrades terracotta Panathenaic prize amphora is in black-figure style, a painting technique...
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Bishnupur were recruited to help with the terracotta work. Since it was difficult to find exact replicas of those terracotta works in the present day, they created...
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Qin Shi Huang (section Mausoleum and Terracotta Army)
road system, as well as his city-sized mausoleum guarded by a life-sized Terracotta Army. He ruled until his death in 210 BC, during his fifth tour of eastern...
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