In archaeology and art history, "terracotta" is often used to describe objects such as figurines and loom weights not made on a potter's wheel, with vessels and other objects made on a wheel from the same material referred to as earthenware; the choice of term depends on the type of object rather than the material or shaping technique. [8]

Mechanisms To Improve Energy Efficiency In Small Industries. Part Two: Pottery In India And Khurja' A. Rath, DFID Project R7413. Policy Research International

Couleur terracotta et bois : pour une déco rustique

The River Rhine Separating the Waters; by Claude Michel; 1765; terracotta; 27.9 × 45.7 × 30.5cm; Kimbell Art Museum ( Fort Worth, Texas, US) L'architecture s'en empare également pour les mêmes raisons, pour des rosaces de cathédrales ou des frontons de palais.

Home appliances - A fridge has been made out of terracotta clay. It keeps food 8 degrees cooler than the outside air, but it doesn't need any electricity to run, just some water to use the porous property of clay to make it cool. It is cost-effective, environmentally friendly in all ways, and full-feeling all the requirements simultaneously.Main article: Architectural terracotta Imperial roof decoration in the Forbidden City One of two terracotta relief sculptures, "Events in the Life of John Wesley", in the porch of Methodist Central Hall, Birmingham, England