Outdoor photo of clay and terracotta sculpture pieces lying on a rough wooden plank amid broken clay chunks and dust. Several orange-brown carved forms with incised patterned surfaces, including a head-like piece with a crown-shaped top, a shell-like curved piece, and larger wet dark clay sections, sit on the plank. A pair of red-handled pliers lies at lower left. - Nithyanandapedia

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Outdoor photo of clay and terracotta sculpture pieces lying on a rough wooden plank amid broken clay chunks and dust. Several orange-brown carved forms with incised patterned surfaces, including a head-like piece with a crown-shaped top, a shell-like curved piece, and larger wet dark clay sections, sit on the plank. A pair of red-handled pliers lies at lower left.

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