Pottery sherd/shard

[curious kat]

..so is it "sherd" or "shard"....is "shard" only for glass? Anyway, was lucky to find this, wasn't looking because of snow/rain/now mud...yuck! But there it was.....



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[TroutBumDave]

That is freaking awesome. I'm in Southern Utah and I sometimes find shards, but never like that. The shards out here with paint on them are few and far between. Yours is beautiful!

 

[NCPeaches]

It's whatever you want it to be sherd or shard lol...that's a really nice big one too! I love the accidental finds when you're not looking and there it is! It's a beauty!

 

[rock]

Its Sherd even though spell correct says different. I always say Shard though. Nice one Kat

 

[unclemac]

short for "pot-sherd"

 

[pickaway]

Nice find...

 

[curious kat]

TroutBumDave...thank you

Peaches....yes, so nice when "..whoops, there it is" happens.

rock....thanks And maybe I'll just compromise and call'em "sheards".

unclemac....thank ya.

pickaway....thanks & nice avatar.

 

[justonemore]

It would be cool to find the rest of that, would be beautiful!


shard

noun \ˈshärd\: a sharp piece of something (such as glass )

a : a piece or fragment of a brittle substance <shards of glass>; broadly : a small piece or part :


sherd : fragments of pottery vessels found on sites and in refuse deposits where pottery-making peoples have lived

 

[old digger]

Cool Find! Looks like a mano in the background in the first two photo's?

 

[monsterrack]

The archy's call it sherd, you can call it what you like people know what you mean.

 

[curious kat]

justonemore....thanks for posting that ...and yes would be nice to have the whole one.

old digger.... you are right sir & great eyes!

monsterrack....thanks for that.