terracotta

Summary

terracotta ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,488 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• terracotta is made of clay^[2].
• terracotta is a type of pottery^[3].
• terracotta is used for sculpture^[4].
• terracotta is used for roof tile^[5].
• terracotta is used for brick^[6].
• terracotta's Commons category is recorded as Terracotta^[7].
• terracotta's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Terracotta^[8].
• terracotta's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[9].
• terracotta's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[10].
• terracotta's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[11].
• terracotta's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[12].
• terracotta's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[13].
• terracotta's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• terracotta's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11^[15].
• terracotta's has characteristic is recorded as porosity^[16].
• terracotta's fabrication method is recorded as burning^[17].

Body

Definition and Type

terracotta is a type of pottery^[3].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include sculpture^[4], roof tile^[5], and brick^[6].

Influence

Things named for terracotta include terra cotta^[18], a color^[19].

Why It Matters

terracotta ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,488 views/month).^[1] terracotta has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] terracotta is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]

Entities named for terracotta include terra cotta^[18], a color^[19].