Terra Cotta Collection

Sarcophagus from Cerveteri. ca. 520 BC. Married couple belonging to the Etruscan high aristocracy. Upper detail. Terracotta. Etruscan art. Sculpture. ITALY. Rome

Close-up of Terracotta Army Warrior, Xian, Shaanxi Province, China, Asia

Terracotta figures, Lalji Temple, Kalna, West Bengal, India
Detail of terracotta figures on the Lalji Temple in Kalna, known as the Temple City, in West Bengal, India. The temple was built in the mid-18th century

Spain, Andalucia, Seville. An elegant ceramic sign with wrought iron lanterns on a street corner in Plaza del Altozano

PRAGUE: CASTLE STAIRS. View of Prague from the castle stairs. Line engraving, 19th century

Earthenware lamp on caryatids reassembled and integrated, from Paestum Heraion of foce Sele
LRI741035 Earthenware lamp on caryatids reassembled and integrated, from Paestum Heraion of foce Sele; diam: 17.5 cm; Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Paestum

Terracotta female figurine wearing calathos, -99 BC (terracotta)
7310020 Terracotta female figurine wearing calathos, -99 BC (terracotta); 15.2 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: terracotta); © Ashmolean Museum .

William Shakespeare, English playwright (b/w photo)
8655870 William Shakespeare, English playwright (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Shakespeare (1564-1616), English playwright

Fragment of voluted roman oil lamp with erotic scene. 1st c. A.D. Roman art Early Empire. Terra-cotta. SPAIN
CUL4849935 Fragment of voluted roman oil lamp with erotic scene. 1st c. A.D. Roman art Early Empire. Terra-cotta. SPAIN. CATALONIA. BARCELONA. Barcelona. Archaeology Museum of Catalonia. SPAIN

Proto Archaic antefix with female protome, from Taranto
LRI741036 Proto Archaic antefix with female protome, from Taranto; 19x25.5 cm; Civico Museo di Storia ed Arte, Trieste, Italy; Luisa Ricciarini.

Terracotta lamps found in the Roman Catacombs, Rome, Italy. From Italian Pictures by Rev
2963170 Terracotta lamps found in the Roman Catacombs, Rome, Italy. From Italian Pictures by Rev. Samuel Manning, published c.1890

Acroterial statue of Harpy/Siren with spread wings, painted terracotta, from rome, 5th century BC
6384428 Acroterial statue of Harpy/Siren with spread wings, painted terracotta, from rome, 5th century BC, national etruscan museum of villa Giulia, Rome

Voluted roman oil lamp with erotic scene. 1st c. A.D. Roman art Early Empire. Terra-cotta. SPAIN. CATALONIA. BARCELONA
CUL4850083 Voluted roman oil lamp with erotic scene. 1st c. A.D. Roman art Early Empire. Terra-cotta. SPAIN. CATALONIA. BARCELONA. Barcelona. Archaeology Museum of Catalonia. SPAIN. CATALONIA

Statue, Bidyadhari river, Kolkata, India, 2nd Century BC (terracotta)
7381577 Statue, Bidyadhari river, Kolkata, India, 2nd Century BC (terracotta); (add.info.: Chandraketugarh archaeological site); © Dilip Rajgor/Dinodia Photo.

Bust of a 'Barbary pirate', c.1700 (terracotta)
7342403 Bust of a 'Barbary pirate', c.1700 (terracotta) by Unknown artist, (18th century); 50.8x46.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The Renaissance in Italy, Sculpture, 16th Century (engraving)
8644810 The Renaissance in Italy, Sculpture, 16th Century (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Renaissance in Italy, Sculpture, 16th Century)

Campana style antefix with nimbus and gorgon's head, 6th century BC, terracotta, from Cerveteri
6384431 Campana style antefix with nimbus and gorgon's head, 6th century BC, terracotta, from Cerveteri, national archeological museum, Florence, Italy,; Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Florence

Earthenware statue of an enthroned deity, From Paestum, southern urban sanctuary
LRI741054 Earthenware statue of an enthroned deity, From Paestum, southern urban sanctuary; 90 cm; Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Paestum, Parco archeologico di Paestum & Elea-Velia, Capaccio

Greek art: rhyton (or rhython or rhython) in terracotta decorated with a head of a beaurus. 6th century BC
AIS5388700 Greek art: rhyton (or rhython or rhython) in terracotta decorated with a head of a beaurus. 6th century BC; Museo Nazionale Archeologico, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

Applique of a Gorgon's head, 4th century BC circa, from Greece, terracotta, Eretria archeological museum, Greece
6384432 Applique of a Gorgon's head, 4th century BC circa, from Greece, terracotta, Eretria archeological museum, Greece; Archaeological Museum of Eretria, Euboea

Fragment of voluted roman oil lamp with erotic scene. 1st c. A.D. Roman art Early Empire. Terra-cotta. SPAIN
CUL4849907 Fragment of voluted roman oil lamp with erotic scene. 1st c. A.D. Roman art Early Empire. Terra-cotta. SPAIN. CATALONIA. BARCELONA. Barcelona. Archaeology Museum of Catalonia. SPAIN

Aryballos (Container for Oil), 625-600 BC (terracotta)
5860794 Aryballos (Container for Oil), 625-600 BC (terracotta) by Greek School; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: Ancient Greek).

Female Head, Haryana, India, Gupta Period, 5th Century AD (terracotta)
7381566 Female Head, Haryana, India, Gupta Period, 5th Century AD (terracotta); © Dilip Rajgor/Dinodia Photo.

Terracotta female figurine wearing calathos, -99 BC (terracotta)
7310002 Terracotta female figurine wearing calathos, -99 BC (terracotta); 15.2 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: terracotta); © Ashmolean Museum .

Terracotta figurine of a seated male, -310 BC (terracotta, paint)
7309963 Terracotta figurine of a seated male, -310 BC (terracotta, paint); 9.3 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: terracotta, paint); © Ashmolean Museum .

Bronze and terra-cotta lamps from Pompeii. From Italian Pictures by Rev. Samuel Manning, published c.1890
2963194 Bronze and terra-cotta lamps from Pompeii. From Italian Pictures by Rev. Samuel Manning, published c.1890. by Manning

Etruscan figure in terracotta (litho)
8673401 Etruscan figure in terracotta (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Etruscan figure in terracotta)

Punic art: woman's head, sculpture from Puig des Molins (Ibiza) (terracotta)
AIS5342593 Punic art: woman's head, sculpture from Puig des Molins (Ibiza) (terracotta); Archaeological Museum of Catalonia, Girona, Spain; © Iberfoto.

Greek antiquite: Terracotta amphora from southern Italy. 4th century BC. Barcelona
AIS5342575 Greek antiquite: Terracotta amphora from southern Italy. 4th century BC. Barcelona. Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya; Archaeological Museum of Catalonia, Girona, Spain; © Iberfoto.

Seated Male Figure, c.600 (terracotta)
7082230 Seated Male Figure, c.600 (terracotta); 53.3x19.7x27.9 cm; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, USA; (add.info.: Ancient Inland Niger Delta artist); North Carolina Museum of Art .

Voluted roman oil lamp with erotic scene. 1st c. A.D. Roman art Early Empire. Terra-cotta. SPAIN. CATALONIA. BARCELONA
CUL4849844 Voluted roman oil lamp with erotic scene. 1st c. A.D. Roman art Early Empire. Terra-cotta. SPAIN. CATALONIA. BARCELONA. Barcelona. Archaeology Museum of Catalonia. SPAIN. CATALONIA

Voluted roman oil lamp with erotic scene. 1st c. A.D. Roman art Early Empire. Terra-cotta. SPAIN. CATALONIA. BARCELONA
CUL4850116 Voluted roman oil lamp with erotic scene. 1st c. A.D. Roman art Early Empire. Terra-cotta. SPAIN. CATALONIA. BARCELONA. Barcelona. Archaeology Museum of Catalonia. SPAIN. CATALONIA

Lady of Ibiza. 3rd v. BC. (47 cm. alt.). Lady of Ibiza. Punic art. Sculpture. From: Puid dels Molins necropolis
CUL4867768 Lady of Ibiza. 3rd v. BC. (47 cm. alt.). Lady of Ibiza. Punic art. Sculpture. From: Puid dels Molins necropolis. Carthaginian art. Terra-cotta. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY)

Bust of goddess Tanit (terracotta)
CUL4935069 Bust of goddess Tanit (terracotta); (add.info.: Carthaginian art. Sculpture Ibiza. Museum of Archaeology of Ibiza and Formentera); AIC.

Planter with two handles in the shape of a dolphin's head and decorated in relief with a portrait of Vice Admiral
MMM5471426 Planter with two handles in the shape of a dolphin's head and decorated in relief with a portrait of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805)

Terracotta female figurine wearing calathos, -99 BC (terracotta)
7310006 Terracotta female figurine wearing calathos, -99 BC (terracotta); 15.2 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: terracotta); © Ashmolean Museum .

Terracotta female figurine wearing calathos, -99 BC (terracotta)
7310019 Terracotta female figurine wearing calathos, -99 BC (terracotta); 15.2 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: terracotta); © Ashmolean Museum .

Ancient Greek terracotta dancing doll holding castanets (terracotta)
3330433 Ancient Greek terracotta dancing doll holding castanets (terracotta); (add.info.: Ancient Greek terracotta dancing doll holding castanets)

Earthenware bust from a statuette of an armed female deity, from Paestum, southern urban sanctuary
LRI741040 Earthenware bust from a statuette of an armed female deity, from Paestum, southern urban sanctuary; height: 15.5 cm; Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Paestum

Grotesque Head of English Terra Cotta used in the Decoration of Henry VIII's Palace (engraving)
8632381 Grotesque Head of English Terra Cotta used in the Decoration of Henry VIII's Palace (engraving) by English School

The Renaissance in Italy, Architecture, Cornices, Capitals, Doors (engraving)
8644794 The Renaissance in Italy, Architecture, Cornices, Capitals, Doors (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Renaissance in Italy, Architecture)

Third Period of Greek Sculpture, About 400-323 BC (engraving)
8644786 Third Period of Greek Sculpture, About 400-323 BC (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Third Period of Greek Sculpture, About 400-323 BC)

Mycenaean type female statuette, from Taranto, Scoglio del Tonno
LRI741050 Mycenaean type female statuette, from Taranto, Scoglio del Tonno; Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Taranto, Apuglia, Italy; Luisa Ricciarini.

Plaque en terre cuite montrant Thesee soulevant un enorme rocher sous lequel son pere Egee
AIS5373419 Plaque en terre cuite montrant Thesee soulevant un enorme rocher sous lequel son pere Egee, roi d'Athenes avait cache l'epee et les sandales

Fragment of Late Geometric krater, From Lacco Ameno, Mezzavia hill area Mazzola
LRI741030 Fragment of Late Geometric krater, From Lacco Ameno, Mezzavia hill area Mazzola; height: 9 cm; Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Pithecusa, Italy; Luisa Ricciarini.

Romania, Hunedoara. Corvin Castle, Gothic-Renaissance castle, one of the largest castles in Europe

Romania, Hunedoara. Corvin Castle, Gothic-Renaissance castle, one of the largest castles in Europe

Romania, Hunedoara. Corvin Castle, Gothic-Renaissance castle, one of the largest castles in Europe

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Terra cotta, a material with a rich history and diverse cultural significance, is showcased in various forms around the world. From the ancient Rhubarb forcing pot used for cultivating this tangy plant to the intricate Sarcophagus from Cerveteri dating back to 520 BC, it has been utilized by civilizations throughout time. One cannot ignore the awe-inspiring Terracotta Army Warrior found in Xian, Shaanxi Province, China. These close-up figures stand tall as a testament to the craftsmanship of their creators and offer a glimpse into China's past. Similarly, at Lalji Temple in Kalna, West Bengal, India, terracotta figures adorn its walls with intricate designs that tell stories of devotion and spirituality. Moving westward to Seville in Andalucia, Spain; one can appreciate how terra cotta adds warmth and charm to architectural elements. The city's vibrant hues are complemented by these clay tiles that have stood the test of time. In Prague's Castle Stairs engraving from the 19th century or within Medersa Ben Yousef's patio built-in 1570 with calligraphy and zellige artistry; we witness how terra cotta seamlessly blends into historical settings while adding an element of elegance. Returning once again to Xi'an's Terracotta Army Museum in Shaanxi Province, China; it becomes evident why these warriors continue captivating visitors worldwide. Their stoic presence serves as a reminder of ancient dynasties' power and legacy. Not limited only to grand structures or sculptures; even Pantanassa Monastery or Modernist House Downshire Hill incorporate touches into their design aesthetics - proving its versatility across different architectural styles. With such an extensive range of applications spanning continents and centuries alike; it is no wonder that terra cotta remains cherished for its enduring beauty and timeless appeal.