pottery shard
Broken vessel remnant
A pottery shard is a broken piece of ceramic, especially one found at an archaeological site.
Shards preserve information about ancient cultures—their craftsmanship, trade patterns, and daily life.
Also spelled *sherd*, particularly in archaeological contexts: The dig yielded hundreds of pottery shards from the Bronze Age.
- fragmentIncomplete portion of whole
- ceramicFired clay material
- brokenDamaged beyond function
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- ancientVery old indeed
ancient relic · lost civilization · excavation · dig site · artifact · terracotta · glaze · kiln · ruin · mosaic · archaeological · dig · dust · earth · vessel · pot · cracked · jagged
- damagebreakage, break, crack, fracture, dent
- fragmentsfragment, splinter, sliver, chip, shred
- archaeologyexcavation, dig site, archaeologist, dig, archaeological digs
- ancient potteryamphora, amphorae, earthenware, Greek vase, krater
- Asian Antiquesbronze statue, cloisonne, jade pendant, buddha statue, jade dragon
- ancient bronzesbronze sword, bronze dagger, bronze axe, bronze tools, bronze armor
physical integrity
pottery shardperfect specimen
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