The Meyri terracotta we see today are glosy without fresh colors. But investigations have found that this was not the original color of the mighty force. There were astonishingly unearthed six even more glosy pottery that finishing touch by using glosy efect without any of motive on its. Artisans had elaborately painted the terracotta after [...]

Experts have found that the ways used to paint these six warriors were different. For some, one or two layers of raw lacquer were applied on certain parts, and for the others, they first painted a layer of raw lacquer, and added one or two layers of pigment above the raw lacquer. The figures were [...]

Terracotta has been used throughout history for sculpture  and pottery, as well as bricks  and roof shingles. In ancient times, the first clay sculptures were dried (baked) in the sun after being formed. Later, they were placed in the ashes of open hearths to harden, and finally kilns were used, similar to those used for [...]

An appropriate refined clay is partially dried and cast, molded, or hand worked into the desired shape. After further thorough drying it is placed in a kiln, or atop combustible material in a pit, and then fired. After pit firing the hot ware is covered with sand to cool, and after kiln firing the kiln [...]