Even if the image is made of clay, there is need for that sort of worship.

即使这个肖像是由粘土制成，也无需那种崇拜。

youdao

You were in the dolls of my childhood's games; and when with clay I made the image of my god every morning, I made and unmade you then.

你曾在我童年游戏时的泥偶身上，每天早晨，我用黏土做成我心目中神的模样，那时我捏好又打碎的就是你。

youdao

Nuwa wanted to add life and beauty to the world. She set about making man with clay. She shaped little figures after her image with her hands.

女娲想给世间增加生趣，使之更美。于是她用黄土捏泥人，照着她自己的样子做人。

youdao

When rolled across wet clay, the image would appear in relief, repeated more than once if the cylinder was rolled over any length.

WSJ: The Ur-Metropolis | Uruk | Pergamon Museum | By A.J. Goldmann