The sculptures range from earthy red to dark green tones and are modeled in terra cotta from a life form, and then cast in bronze. |
Derivative forms of terra sigillata include the late Roman Argonne and Marne wares, African red slip ware, and eastern red wares. |
I now know how the ancient mariners must have felt seeing the signs of terra firma after a long voyage. |
The Megarian bowls were the Greek precursors of the later Roman terra sigillata. |
However, despite some water coming into the boat, I think he rode the rough waters pretty well and got us back on terra firma safely. |
We were setting out into terra incognita, marked only by blank spaces on the maps, drawn by the magnet of our ambition as explorers. |