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Background imageClay Collection: Pre-Incan. Tolita Culture (500-500 AD). Ceramic figure. From

Pre-Incan. Tolita Culture (500-500 AD). Ceramic figure. From
Pre-Columbian art. Pre-Incan. Tolita Culture (500-500 AD). From Ecuador. Ceramic figure. Museo del Banco central. Quito. Ecuador

Background imageClay Collection: Old Biskra, Algeria

Old Biskra, Algeria
An elderly man stands next to a house made of clay-like materials, on the corner of a street in old Biskra. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageClay Collection: Rain Sculpture in Boulder Clay, Bray Head

Rain Sculpture in Boulder Clay, Bray Head - a close in view of whirled effect in the exposed rock. (Location: Republic of Ireland; County Wicklow; Bray). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageClay Collection: Kieselguhr Industry at Toome, Digging the Bann Clay. Grants

Kieselguhr Industry at Toome, Digging the Bann Clay. Grants Factory - a view of two men digging clay and one using a barrow outside. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Toome)

Background imageClay Collection: Early Christian art. Clay stamps. 6th-7th century. Byzantine

Early Christian art. Clay stamps. 6th-7th century. Byzantine
Early Christian art. Greece. Clay stamps. 6th-7th century. Byzantine Museum. Athens. Greece. Date: 20070529

Background imageClay Collection: Mesopotamia. White calcite. Cylinder seal. From Mesopotamia

Mesopotamia. White calcite. Cylinder seal. From Mesopotamia. Late Uruk. Early Jemdet Nasr Period. 3200-3000BC. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Background imageClay Collection: Early writing. Pictographs drawn. Clay tablet. Administrativ

Early writing. Pictographs drawn. Clay tablet. Administrativ
Mesopotamia. Early writing. Pictographs drawn. Clay tablet. Administrative text. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Background imageClay Collection: Mesopotamia. Clay foundation peg. 1st Dynasty of Lagash. 240

Mesopotamia. Clay foundation peg. 1st Dynasty of Lagash. 2400Bc. From Bad-Tibira. Iraq. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Background imageClay Collection: Prehistory. Bronze Age. Vessel. Bell Beaker. From Aiguafreda

Prehistory. Bronze Age. Vessel. Bell Beaker. From Aiguafreda
Prehistory. Bronze Age. Vessel. Bell Beaker. Iberian Peninsula. From Aiguafreda, Catalonia. Episcopal Museum. Vic. Spain

Background imageClay Collection: Asia Minor. Ancient Art. Maiden in Wedding adornment. 100-50

Asia Minor. Ancient Art. Maiden in Wedding adornment. 100-50 BC. Kymi (Aeolis). The Antikensammlung Berlin (Berlin antiquities collection)

Background imageClay Collection: Ceramics. Middle ages. Germany

Ceramics. Middle ages. Germany
Ceramic pot, 13th century. Yellow clay bowl, Cologne or Frechen (Germany), 14th century. Glazed pottery, Rhineland, 13th century. Pieces loaned by the Museum of Cologne. German Historical Museum

Background imageClay Collection: Mycenaean art. Greece. Clay tablet with inscriptions on Myce

Mycenaean art. Greece. Clay tablet with inscriptions on Mycenaean Linear B script. National Archaeological Museum. Athens

Background imageClay Collection: Clay tablet inscribed with mycenaean Linear B script. Nation

Clay tablet inscribed with mycenaean Linear B script. National Archaeological Museum. Athens. Greece

Background imageClay Collection: Transporting China Clay

Transporting China Clay from St Austell, Cornwall, to the docks. Discovered in the UK in the 1740s, St Austell is one of the main sources of China Clay. Date: 1930s

Background imageClay Collection: Clay Pigeon Shoot

Clay Pigeon Shoot
A well-to-do shooting party, aiming at clay pigeons in the snow. Date: early 1930s

Background imageClay Collection: Anton Lang - German Studio potter and Actor - Oberammergau

Anton Lang - German Studio potter and Actor - Oberammergau
Signed postcard of Anton Lang (18751938) was a German studio potter and an actor in the Oberammergau Passion Play. He played the role of Jesus Christ in 1900, 1910, and 1922

Background imageClay Collection: Interior of a Dindi Village, Benin, West Africa

Interior of a Dindi Village, Benin, West Africa - note the spherical clay container on the left - used for storing water. Date: circa 1908

Background imageClay Collection: Xipe Totec

Xipe Totec. Clay sculpture. Teotihuacan culture. Sculpture. Proc: MEXICO. PUEBLA

Background imageClay Collection: Horse puddler used during Australian gold rush

Horse puddler used during Australian gold rush
The first horse-powered rotary puddler in use at Pennyweight Flat, Ballarat, Victoria, during the Australian gold rush. Puddling involved breaking up clay soil containing gold

Background imageClay Collection: Bubbly by John Hastings Turner with music by Philip Braham

Bubbly by John Hastings Turner with music by Philip Braham
Flyer for another production of Bubbly by John Hastings Turner with music by Philip Braham. The image is the same as the previous tour with a lady pierrot clown sitting on a large bubble holding a

Background imageClay Collection: A clay reconstruction of the face of Piltdown Man

A clay reconstruction of the face of Piltdown Man
A clay reconstruction of the face of the paleoanthropological hoax Piltdown Man, discovered in the grounds of Barkham Manor at Piltdown, East Sussex

Background imageClay Collection: Double-bottomed cups with geometric incision. 700-301 BC

Double-bottomed cups with geometric incision. 700-301 BC
Age of metals. Iron Age. Talayotic culture. Double-bottomed cups with geometric incision. 700-301 BC. From the Cerro de Biniet, Mahon (Minorca, Balearic Islands). National Archaeological Museum

Background imageClay Collection: Lorna Holder photographing the front of a Egyptian novelty s

Lorna Holder photographing the front of a Egyptian novelty shop, with large brass, cooper clay, pots and bowls. Date: 1978

Background imageClay Collection: Anthropoid clay coffin. 12th century BC

Anthropoid clay coffin. 12th century BC
Anthropoid clay coffin. Beth Shean. 12th century BC. Rockefeller Archaeological Museum. Jerusalem. Israel

Background imageClay Collection: Clay ossuary. Haderah. In form of a house, used for secondar

Clay ossuary. Haderah. In form of a house, used for secondary burial. Chalcolithic period, 4th millennium BC. Rockefeller Archaeological Museum. Jerusalem. Israel

Background imageClay Collection: Octagonal clay prism (ca. 1100 BC) - annals of the Assyrian

Octagonal clay prism (ca. 1100 BC) - annals of the Assyrian
The Octagonal clay prism (ca. 1100 BC) with the annals of the Assyrian king Tiglath-Pileser I (1114-1076 B.C.). This text spoke of a campaign of king Tiglath-pileser against the land of ?atti

Background imageClay Collection: Valley of Mexico culture. Ceramic vessel decorated - incised

Valley of Mexico culture. Ceramic vessel decorated - incised
Pre-Columbian art. Mesoamerica. Valley of Mexico culture. Ceramic vessel decorated with incised geometric motifs. 14 x 17, 5 cm (diameter). Private collection

Background imageClay Collection: Pre-Incan. Cuasmal Culture (500-1500 AD). From Ecuador. Cera

Pre-Incan. Cuasmal Culture (500-1500 AD). From Ecuador. Cera
Pre-Columbian art. Pre-Incan. Cuasmal Culture (500-1500 AD). From Ecuador. Ceramic vessel. 10x 18, 5 cm (diameter). Private collection

Background imageClay Collection: Western Mexico. Colima culture. Clay figurine. It depicts a

Western Mexico. Colima culture. Clay figurine. It depicts a
Pre-Colombian art. Mesoamerican. Western Mexico. Colima culture. Clay figurine. It depicts a man lying on a bed. Private collection

Background imageClay Collection: Tamalameque culture (200-600 / 16th century). Clay anthropom

Tamalameque culture (200-600 / 16th century). Clay anthropom
Pre-Columbian art. Tamalameque culture (200-600 / 16th century). Clay anthropomorphic figure. 114 x 26, 5 cm (diameter). From Colombia. Private Collection

Background imageClay Collection: Bahia Culture (Mahia, Ecuador). Anthropomorphic figure

Bahia Culture (Mahia, Ecuador). Anthropomorphic figure
Bahia Culture (Mahia, Ecuador). 300 BC-500 AD. Anthropomorphic figure. 1, 5 x 5 cm. From Ecuador. Private collection. Period of Regional Development. Private collection

Background imageClay Collection: Magheralin, Moira, Boulder Clay Overlying Indurated Chalk

Magheralin, Moira, Boulder Clay Overlying Indurated Chalk - a ground level view of the rock strata with people in the foreground and horse and trap to the rear

Background imageClay Collection: Chalk Capped By Boulder Clay, Magheralin Quarry, Moira

Chalk Capped By Boulder Clay, Magheralin Quarry, Moira - a view of the quarry and exposed rock strata. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Moira). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageClay Collection: Kieselguhr Industry, Toome, Grinding Bann Clay

Kieselguhr Industry, Toome, Grinding Bann Clay - a view of a man shovelling clay into a feed for a grinder. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Toome). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageClay Collection: Kieselguhr Industry, Toome, Bann Clay Stored in Sheds

Kieselguhr Industry, Toome, Bann Clay Stored in Sheds Ready forGrinding - a view of stacks of clay in a shed with two men in the background. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Toome)

Background imageClay Collection: Kieselguhr Industry Toome, Bann Clay Stacked to Dry

Kieselguhr Industry Toome, Bann Clay Stacked to Dry - a view of large stacks of clay out to dry with a man beside them. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Toome). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageClay Collection: Kieselguhr Industry, Toome, Grants Calcining and Grinding F

Kieselguhr Industry, Toome, Grants Calcining and Grinding Factory - a view of a factory for grinding clay. There is a man standing at a door. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Antrim; Toome)

Background imageClay Collection: No. 7 Kiln and Seggars for Clay Pipes

No. 7 Kiln and Seggars for Clay Pipes
No.7 Kiln and Seggars forClay Pipes - a view of clay pipes in a kiln. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageClay Collection: No. 6 Stoving Clay Pipes Previous to Kiln Drying

No. 6 Stoving Clay Pipes Previous to Kiln Drying
No.6 Stoving Clay Pipes Previous to Kiln Drying - a view of a man laying out clay pipes on racks. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageClay Collection: No. 5 Partially Drying Clay Pipes in the Sun

No. 5 Partially Drying Clay Pipes in the Sun
No.5 Partially Drying Clay Pipes in the Sun - a view of a man laying clay pipes out in the sun to dry. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageClay Collection: No. 4 Trimming Shanks of Clay Pipes After Moulding

No. 4 Trimming Shanks of Clay Pipes After Moulding
No.4 Trimming Shanks of Clay Pipes After Moulding - a view of two women at a bench working at clay pipes. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageClay Collection: No2 Rolling Shapes for Clay Pipes

No2 Rolling Shapes for Clay Pipes
No2 Rolling Shapes forClay Pipes - a man at a bench working at making clay pipes. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageClay Collection: No. 3 Piercing and Moulding Clay Pipes

No. 3 Piercing and Moulding Clay Pipes
No.3 Piercing and Moulding Clay Pipes - a view of two men working at a bench making clay pipes. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageClay Collection: No1 Tempering Clay for the Manufacture of Clay Pipes

No1 Tempering Clay for the Manufacture of Clay Pipes - an interior shot showing two men working clay for pipe manufacture. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageClay Collection: Bahia Culture (Mahia, Ecuador). Male figure representing a t

Bahia Culture (Mahia, Ecuador). Male figure representing a t
Bahia Culture (Mahia, Ecuador). 300 BC-500 AD. Male figure representing a thinker. 21 x 6, 5 cm. From Ecuador. Period of Regional Development. Private collection

Background imageClay Collection: Pre-Columbian art. Pre-Incan. Cuasmal Culture (500-1500 AD)

Pre-Columbian art. Pre-Incan. Cuasmal Culture (500-1500 AD). From Ecuador. Ceramic vessel. 23 x 16 cm (diameter). Private collection

Background imageClay Collection: Pre-Incan. Guangala Culture. 300 / 200 a 700 / 800 DC. Clay head

Pre-Incan. Guangala Culture. 300 / 200 a 700 / 800 DC. Clay head
Pre-Columbian art. Pre-Incan. Guangala Culture.300/200 a 700/800 DC. Clay head with eyes and ornaments. Hair done with incisions. 5 x 5 cm. From Ecuador. Private collection

Background imageClay Collection: Rhaptic and Lower Lias Clay, Below Chalk Quarry, Cavehill

Rhaptic and Lower Lias Clay, Below Chalk Quarry, Cavehill - a view of exposed clay marked with an X. (Location: Northern Ireland: County Antrim: Belfast). Date: circa early 1900s



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