unfired clay

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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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(Definition ofclayfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Three symbolic graves contained masks ofunfiredclay.
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Her artworks have incorporated everything fromunfiredclayand found objects to the latest in audio-visual media.
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The complete library of some 600unfiredclaytablets was found outside a priestly family house.
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Some have hair composed ofunfiredclayand faience beads strung on flax fiber, sometimes interwoven with squares of straw to imitate gold hair rings.
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Loam construction, the subject of this article, referred to as adobe construction when it usesunfiredclaybricks, is an ancient building technology.
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Recent pieces incorporateunfiredclayobjects placed in darkened space; the pieces are then activated by dramatic lighting and visual projections.
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Within the terrarium-like environments a single light illuminates the raw clay within, creating a space moist from condensation emanating from theunfiredclay.
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The stamping paddles, made of wood or pottery, were impressed intounfiredclay.
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Other portable artwork from this time includes decorated mirrors, bone and shell jewelry, andunfiredclayfemale effigies.
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Bell beakers appear to be the earliest type and are often covered with decoration made from impressing twisted cord into theunfiredclay.
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