Clay is a product of the earth's crust, a sedimentary rock formed as a result of the destruction of rocks during the weathering process. It is an earthy, mineral mass with a particle size of about 0.02 mm and often less than 0.002 mm, capable of forming a plastic body with water, maintaining its shape when dried, and acquiring the hardness of stone after firing.
In Crimea, as well as throughout the world, ceramics have played a big role in people's lives since ancient times. Having emerged as an industry of utilitarian significance, it gradually acquired an aesthetic character.
Raw materials for the production of ceramic slabs are divided into two main groups: clayey (plastic) materials and non-clayey materials (wasting additives, fluxes or fluxes).
A toy is one of the brightest manifestations of mass culture. The traditions of crafts and the art of toys are passed on from generation to generation, and ideas about life, work, and beauty are passed on to the people. The oldest clay toys found by archaeologists in our country date back to the Bronze Age, to the 2nd millennium BC.
