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Bowl with the Coat of Arms of Montmorency-Laval, baron de Bressuire, 1510-1525. Artist: West European Applied ArtBowl with the Coat of Arms of Montmorency-Laval, baron de Bressuire, 1510-1525. Found in the collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg
Pottery Cinerary Urn, 1300-700 BC. Artist: Prehistoric artPottery Cinerary Urn, 1300-700 BC. From a private collection
The coat of arms of Grand Dukes of Lithuania, 15th century. Artist: AnonymousThe coat of arms of Grand Dukes of Lithuania, 15th century. Found in the collection of the National Museum Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania
A Yoruba man engraving clay bowls and water jars, Lagos hinterland, Southern Nigeria, 1912. Artist: AW GelstonA Yoruba man engraving clay bowls and water jars, Lagos hinterland, Southern Nigeria, 1912. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. II. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1912]
The German Soldiers Making Sentries Out of Clay, 1902. Artist: Evelyn Stuart HardyThe German Soldiers Making Sentries Out of Clay, 1902. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. I. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1902]
The Gyrotiller, 1938. Also known as a diesel rotary plough, the Gyrotiller was an agricultural machine used to break up hardpan and heavy clay soils, as well as removing roots and tree stumps
Henry Clay, American statesman, 1850 (1955). Clay (1777-1852) was Secretary of State in the administration of John Quincy Adams, and was an unsuccessful candidate for the presidency three times
Henry Clay, American statesman, (c1880). Clay (1777-1852) was Secretary of State in the administration of John Quincy Adams, and was an unsuccessful candidate for the presidency three times
Clay charms, including written o-fuda, Japanese. O-fuda is a talisman issued by a Shinto shrine
A potter and his wheel, fashioning a vase of Awata porcelain, Kinkosan works, Kyoto, Japan, 1904. Stereoscopic card. Detail
A potter at work, India, 20th century
Making pottery, Atalaya, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain, c1920s-c1930s(?)
Potters in antiquity, c1900. Fire in the artistic industry, French advertising for Liebig, extract of meat, c1900
Wedgwood at work, (c1880). Artist: Butterworth and HeathWedgwood at work, (c1880). Ceramics pioneer Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795) in his workshop. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London)
The slip-house, c1880. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York, c1880)
Henry Clay, leading American statesman and orator, (early 20th century). Artist: Gordon RossHenry Clay, leading American statesman and orator, (early 20th century). Clay (1777-1852) was secretary of state under John Quincy Adams
Ajax the Lesser drags Cassandra from the Palladium, 5th cen. BC. Artist: Codrus Painter (5th cen. B. C. )Ajax the Lesser drags Cassandra from the Palladium, 5th cen. BC. Found in the collection of the Louvre, Paris
Oinochoe. Love-making (naked girl climbing on to a boys lap), ca 430 BC. Artist: Shuvalov Painter (active 440-410 BC)Oinochoe. Love-making (naked girl climbing on to a boys lap), ca 430 BC. Found in the collection of the Staatliche Museen, Berlin
Wine Cup with Pentathletes, 505-500 BC. Artist: Carpenter Painter (active 515-500 B. C. )Wine Cup with Pentathletes, 505-500 BC. Found in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Relief of the sun god Ra (Burial site of Siptah, KV47), ca 13th-12th cen. BC. Artist: Ancient EgyptRelief of the sun god Ra (Burial site of Siptah, KV47), ca 13th-12th cen. BC. Found in the collection of the The Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Scylla, 375-350 B. C Artist: Black Fury Group (active early 300s B. C. )Scylla, 375-350 B.C.. Found in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Artemis with a swan. Lekythos, white-ground, c490 BC. Pan Painter, Attic vase painter (ca. 475-450 BC). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg
Female Head, 2nd half of the 3rd millenium BC. Russian Forest Cultures. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg
Egyptian Ushabtis. Small figurines of ancient Egypt included in the grave goods of the dead, Egyptian Museum, Berlin
Potter, 1828. Artist: Marlet et CiePotter, 1828. A lithograph from L Inde Francais, 1828. From the collection of Jean Claude Carriere
Making flower pots, 1808. Artist: William Henry PyneMaking flower pots, 1808. The potters wheel is turned by an assistant using crank, while a small child keeps the potter supplied with lumps of clay of the correct weight
Making pots without a wheel, Nigeria, c1966
Smelting of ores (gold, silver, copper and lead), 1556. A workman beats clay to make lute to line a furnace. On the floor are various tools needed during the smelting process
Brick Maker, 1808. Artist: William Henry PyneBrick Maker, 1808. A woman with a handcart goes to get clay; a man dumps his clay into a stirring mechanism which mixes the clay before it is shaped into bricks
Ceramics industry, c1870. Various aspects of the ceramics industry from the making of bricks, tiles and drainage pipes to the decoration of porcelain
Three Clay Female Fertility figures from Caraja Tribe, Brazil showing Steatopygia. Steatopygia is an enlargement of the buttocks
Clay Fertility Figures or Mother Goddesses from Caraja Tribe of Brazil. The Karaja, also known as Iny, are a tribe indigenous to the Brazilian Amazon. hey are self-sufficient
Clay Cuneiform Tablet. 7th century BC. From Nineveh, Astrological Omens concerning Public Affairs. British Museum
Etruscan Canopic Jar from Santano near Chiusi, 6 century BC. Etruscan canopic jars, typical of the area of Chiusi (Siena), are clay urns shaped like the head of a man or woman
Clay Chamois Figurine from Vaulted Tomb, Porti Messaras, Crete, c2500BC. Early Minoan, PrePalatial Period. Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Crete
Roman Iron Swords, Key and Clay Lamp from Bavaria, Germany, c2nd century BC-5th century. Grunwald Museum
Pipeclay Figure from a Roman Grave, at Colchester, Essex, c60 AD. Figure made in the Allied region of Central Figure making from grave of a Roman official of Colchester
Roman Pipeclay Head of Child from Roman grave at Colchester, Essex, c2nd-3rd century
Clay Votive Figurine of Man wearing Belt and Dagger, Proto-Palatial Period, 2000BC-1700 BC. From the Peak Sanctuary at Petsofa near Palaikastro, Eastern Crete. Minoan
Roman clay lamp, 2nd centuryRoman clay lamp, decorated with a two-handled cup, now in the British Museum, made in Tunisia, 2nd century
Anthropoid baked clay coffin, 13th century BCAnthropoid baked clay coffin from Amman, Jordan. Each coffin held 2 or more skeletons, 13th century BC
Baked clay sitting figure, 4th millenium BCBaked clay sitting figure, at the Natural History Museum in Vienna, 4th millenium BC
Mausoleum of Ismail Samani in Samarkand, 9th centuryMausoleum of Ismail Samani (reigned 892-907) in Samarkand, built of baked brick. This was the tomb of members of the Samani dynasty
Human skull with features modelled in clay and painted, from New GuineaHuman skull used for ancestor worship with features modelled in clay and painted, from the Sepik river in New Guinea. Now in the Royal Scottish Museum in Edinburgh
Clay model of a sheeps liver, Old Babylonian, c1900-1600 BC. Probably from Sippar, southern IraqClay model of a sheeps liver, Old Babylonian, about 1900-1600 BC. Probably from Sippar, southern Iraq. The Babylonians believed that the world was controlled by gods
Cuneiform tablet barley rations, 1st Dynasty of Lagash, about 2350-2200 BCCuneiform tablet recording barley rations, 1st Dynasty of Lagash, about 2350-2200 BC, from Tello (ancient Girsu), southern Iraq
Egyptian figure of baked clayPredynastic female Egyptian figure of baked clay, from the British Museums collection
Neolithic figure of a man from CernavodaNeolithic baked clay figure of a man, from Cernavoda. From the National Museum of Antiquities collection in Bucharest