pottery figurine

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• Pottery — Pot and Pots redirect here. For Pot, see Pot (disambiguation). For POTS, see POTS (disambiguation). Unfired green ware pottery on a traditional drying rack at Conner Prairie living history museum …   Wikipedia

• pottery — /pot euh ree/, n., pl. potteries. 1. ceramic ware, esp. earthenware and stoneware. 2. the art or business of a potter; ceramics. 3. a place where earthen pots or vessels are made. [1475 85; POTTER1 + Y3] * * * I One of the oldest and most… …   Universalium

• Pottery of ancient Greece — Bilingual amphora by the Andokides Painter, ca. 520 BC (Munich) As the result of its relative durability, pottery is a large part of the archaeological record of Ancient Greece, and because there is so much of it (some 100,000 vases are recorded… …   Wikipedia

• figurine — /fig yeuh reen /, n. a small ornamental figure of pottery, metal, plastic, etc.; statuette. [1850 55; < F < It figurina, equiv. to figur(a) FIGURE + ina INE1 (here dim.)] * * * …   Universalium

• figurine — fig•ur•ine [[t]ˌfɪg yəˈrin[/t]] n. fia a small ornamental figure of pottery, metal, plastic, etc.; statuette • Etymology: 1850–55; < F < It figurina, der. of figura figure …   From formal English to slang

• figurine — /fɪgəˈrin/ (say figuh reen), /fɪgjəˈrin/ (say figyuh reen) noun a small ornamental figure of pottery, metalwork, etc.; statuette. {French, from Italian figurina, diminutive of figura figure} …  

• Society and culture of the Han Dynasty — A Western Han jade carved door knocker with designs of Chinese dragons (and two other jade figurines) The Han Dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE) was a period of ancient China divided by the Western Han (206 BCE – 9 CE) and Eastern Han (25–220 CE) periods …   Wikipedia

• Staffordshire figure — a small pottery figure made in Staffordshire from the 18th century onwards. The small painted models of animals and people, often famous or historical figures, are used in people’s homes for decoration. * * * Type of pottery figurine made in… …   Universalium

• Terracotta Army — Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor * UNESCO World Heritage Site …   Wikipedia

• List of Chinese inventions — A bronze Chinese crossbow mechanism with a buttplate (the wooden components have …   Wikipedia

• Visual arts by indigenous peoples of the Americas — encompasses the visual artistic traditions of the indigenous peoples of the Americas from ancient times to the present. These include works from South America, Mesoamerica, North America including Greenland, as well as Siberian Yup ik peoples who …   Wikipedia