Large Gaming Stone?

[mangum]

Hey guys, I found this today in a field that produces Native American artifacts along with colonial relics. This is made of clay. If it's a marble it's the largest I've seen. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[GatorBoy]

When only a few items were going to be fired in a kiln folks would add balls of clay to to evenly absorb heat..these were often given to children afterward.
It looks like European clay and temper to me

 

[mangum]

When only a few items were going to be fired in a kiln folks would add balls of clay to to evenly absorb heat..these were often given to children afterward. It looks like European clay and temper to me

Thanks for the insight Gatorboy, I had a feeling it may not be Native American. Do these objects have a name? Any idea on a date range

 

[GatorBoy]

It could also be part of the game called table top 9 pins.
I don't recall a specific name for the clay balls they were made at home by families for children that didn't have a lot of money to get the painted ones that came from Germany in the 18 hundreds I remember reading the balls being used to lower temperature in a kiln as to not crack items when firing and they were given to children as toys I'm sure there's a lot more information on the internet about it somewhere