EditorialWhite terra-cotta panels designed to capture and reclaim rainwater on the facade of One Vanderbilt, in New York, Dec. 5, 2022. (Karsten Moran/The New York Times)
EditorialJohn Michael Rysbrack Modelling His Terra-Cotta Statue of Hercules. Date/Period: 1753. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 1,148 mm (45.19 in); Width: 908 mm (35.74 in).
EditorialFragments, Medium: silk and metallic yarns Technique: slit tapestry, Fragments of tapestry roundels and borders from a plain cloth garment, some of which is still visible at the edges of these decorations. The fragments show portions of birds, mytholog...
EditorialFragment from the Base of a Bowl. Byzantine; Constantinople or vicinity. Date: 1201-1400. Dimensions: H. 5.5 cm (2 1/4 in.); w. at widest point: 9 cm (3 1/2 in.). Glazed terra-cotta. Origin: Salonika.
EditorialFragment from the Base of a Bowl. Byzantine; Thessaloniki, Greece. Date: 1201-1400. Dimensions: H. 2 cm (3/4 in.); diam.: 6 cm (2 1/4 in.). Glazed terra-cotta. Origin: Constantinople.
EditorialFragment from the Base of a Bowl. Byzantine; Constantinople or vicinity, or Cyprus. Date: 1101-1300. Dimensions: H. 5 cm (2 in.); w. at widest point: 9 cm (3 1/2 in.). Glazed terra-cotta. Origin: Salonika.
EditorialFragment from the Base of a Bowl. Byzantine; Serres, Greece. Date: 1201-1400. Dimensions: H. 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.); w. at widest point: 11 cm (4 1/2 in.). Glazed terra-cotta. Origin: Constantinople.
EditorialTerra Cotta Flower Jar. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 35.8 x 26.6 cm (14 1/8 x 10 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: 9 3/4" high; 9" in diameter. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper.
EditorialTerra Cotta Pot. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 35.8 x 26.2 cm (14 1/8 x 10 5/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 14" high; 13 1/2" in diameter. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper.
EditorialKylix (Drinking Cup). Greek; Athens; Manner of the Epeleios Painter. Date: 510 BC-500 BC. Dimensions: 14 x 40.3 x 31.1 cm (5 1/2 x 15 7/8 x 12 1/4 in.). Terra-cotta, decorated in the red-figure technique. Origin: Attica.
EditorialStamnos (Mixing Jar). Greek; Athens; Attributed to the Chicago Painter. Date: 450 BC. Dimensions: H. 37 cm (14 5/8 in.); diam. 26 cm (10 1/4 in.). Terra-cotta, decorated in the red-figure technique. Origin: Athens.
EditorialA terra-cotta head from 400 to 300 B.C., part of an exhibition at the Museo dell’Arte Salvata, or Museum of Rescued Art, in Rome, July 14, 2022. (Gianni Cipriano/The New York Times)