The figurines in this exhibit represent a wide variety of sizes and subjects.
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The earliest ceramics made by humans were pottery objects like pots or vessels or figurines made from clay. Sometimes the clay was mixed with other materials like silica and hardened in fire. Later ceramics were glazed and fired to create smooth, colored surfaces. Ceramics now include household, industrial and building products as well as a wide range of ceramic art. In modern times ceramics is the art and science of making objects from inorganic, non-metalic materials by the action of heat.
