1.   Placed around the walls are painted clay statues, the finest sculptural examples of the period.

2.   Taliban soldiers in pickup trucks drove up the mountainside to an ancient Buddhist monastery and demolished the unbaked clay statue.

3.   The expedition, headed by D. Michael Fuller of St. Louis Community College, also discovered a clay statue of a horse and two chariots.

4.   Things that sell well include gift items such as handcrafted clay statues of Balinese dancing couples, handcrafted ducks, wind chimes and pareos.

5.   The guests did not show up empty-handed, bringing Gonzalez a little clay statue of Groucho Marx.