clay sculpture

collocation in English

meaningsofclayandsculpture

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clay
noun[U]
uk
/kleɪ/us
/kleɪ/
thick, heavy soil that is soft when wet, and hard when dry or baked, used for making bricks ...
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sculpture
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈskʌlp.tʃər/us
/ˈskʌlp.tʃɚ/
the art of forming solid objects that represent a thing, person, idea, etc. out of a material such as wood, clay, metal, or stone, or an object made in ...
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A papier-mch mannequin is prepared from theclaysculptureand the animals tanned skin is sewn onto the mannequin.
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The tree sculptures have become emblematic of this municipality, and are part of aclaysculpturetradition found only here.
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The top image is aclaysculptureof a sauropod dinosaur with a person standing next to it.
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Clay sculptures with smiling faces are indicative of this culture.
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With the help of his students, he casts many of his own wood and clay sculptures in bronze.
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These bronze busts are all posthumous, based on the original, but frequently restored unbaked clay sculptures.
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Clay sculptures are not fired like pottery is, they are left to dry in the shade.
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The mandala also has 32 life-size clay sculptures of other deities which are embedded to the wall which merge well within the painted environment.
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The visitor finds crafts, woodworks, city souvenirs, clay sculptures, antique fine textiles, typical food among other things.
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He is best known for his rough-hewn clay sculptures.
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Later that year, clay sculptures depicting the museum through the years were installed in the sculpture garden.
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Below it are two more images of clay sculptures of a boy.
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Some of his most famous works are a series of abstract clay sculptures that incorporate manipulated sewer pipe forms.
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Swentzells clay sculptures have moved and delighted audiences around the world.
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He is best known for his bizarre and/or imbecilic figurative clay sculptures, although he has more recently been creating computer animation loops of his creatures.
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Jardine was known to make clay sculptures and carved faces in the bark of cotton wood trees.
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