French Polychrome Terracotta Statue of Virgin Mary (10 words)
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- Polychrome - Made or finished in many colours. For furniture, it is used to indicated a painted finish.
- Terracotta - Terracotta is lightly fired earthenware, red or reddish-brown in colour, used in ancient times. Fired at higher temperatures terracotta was used in the nineteenth century for decorative vases and similar objects, but rarely for utilitarian goods. Other uses for terracotta include roofing tiles, garden pots and ornaments. Glazed terracotta is known as faience.
This item has been included into following indexes:
- religious objects, Christian
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