potter's earth


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Noun1.potter's earth - clay that does not contain any ironpotter's earth - clay that does not contain any iron; used in making pottery or for modeling
potter's clay
clay - a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
slip - potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
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In this connection, artist Mohammad Ilyas Thahim told media on Monday that he prepared statues of those artifactsfound from the ruins of Mohenjo Daro using special mud (potter's earth or clay), lime, white cement and plaster of Paris.
Artist makes Mohenjo Daro-era like artifacts

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