as in ceramics
articles made of baked clay
we picked up some ceramic vases in a pottery store
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In the 70s, the park underwent some excavation, and the remains of pottery were found and carbon dated to be over 10,000 years old.
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Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
Experts identified the jug as an amphora — a piece of pottery sometimes used in funeral rituals to hold offerings or human remains, or as a grave marker.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
Uptown Art Expo: Featuring more than 140 artists with displays of glass, jewelry, mosaics, paintings, photography, pottery, sculpture and more all available for purchase.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
The archaeologists also recovered about 70,000 pieces of Roman pottery, including imports from Gaul that hint at London’s role as a business hub.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2025
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Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
Experts identified the jug as an amphora — a piece of pottery sometimes used in funeral rituals to hold offerings or human remains, or as a grave marker.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
Uptown Art Expo: Featuring more than 140 artists with displays of glass, jewelry, mosaics, paintings, photography, pottery, sculpture and more all available for purchase.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
The archaeologists also recovered about 70,000 pieces of Roman pottery, including imports from Gaul that hint at London’s role as a business hub.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Pottery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pottery. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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