clay

Was digging at one of my spots today and unearthed this big blue ceramic marble. It is 1.25 inches in size, and is the largest clay marble I have ever found. These big salt-glazed clay marbles were made in Imperial Germany by the millions starting in the 1870's. They came in several colors...

Hello, this is my first time posting. I rescued a few items from the Goodwill outlet store yesterday, including these two pieces of pottery. Based on google lens and some eBay searching, the more oblong of the 2 seems to be a terracotta or clay oil lamp from the Roman Empire (maybe 100-400 AD?)...

What is it? Found on friends property

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This is a clay marble hoard I discovered. It contained 34 clay marbles, 3 glass marbles, and several particularly round acorns and chestnuts (not pictured).

Excavated all of this today: From one tiny area I dug 34 clay marbles, 3 glass marbles, and several particularly round acorns and chestnuts (two of them pictured bottom left in the picture above). I can only imagine the acorns and chestnuts served as marble substitutes. Some were so round...

A couple of clay marbles I excavated on June 16th 2023. The large one on the left is a shooter which would have been used by children as the primary offensive piece in the game of marbles.

This is a fragment of a 19th century clay pipe bowl. It is marked "Dublin Pipe No. 1" Found June 16th 2023.

Did some digging last evening on the site of an old 1920's speakeasy. From my past excavations here it is clear they had a good time up until the summer of 1924 when the artifacts abruptly stop (last dated newspaper from August 24th 1924). Anyway here are some of the finds from my latest dig...

Hello, I'm wondering if anyone can help me identify what these are. I've found about 15 of them so far in my backyard in the city of Wyoming, Michigan. According to what history I could find about this area, there were Native American settlements prior to European arrival. The land behind my...

I’m trying to find out if this is a clay pipe piece..I found it on the beach in Petersburg, Alaska and I am pretty sure it’s part of a pipe...I just have no clue what it’s made of or how old it might be...any info would be awesome!!

So I found this pendant while sea glass hunting on the Jersey Shore.. Any idea what it might be??

Used to pan for gold about six miles sw of Dalonega, ga. many years ago and ran into a nice guy who was 3rd generation gold hunter. grandfather worked in the mines. Anyway he told me to always look for clumps of clay clinging to tree roots on the sides of the bank or even in the water when...

Was at a job site today and found these pieces. I picked them up as I thought they were out of place. Foundation just dug near Potomac river King George

I love this piece and was trying to track down the maker, but I have run into difficulty identifying the makers mark! Any thoughts? Thanks,

Hoping someone can help me ID this older pitcher. I am guessing it is made of clay but not sure. It has the number 232 on bottom. Item is about 8 inches or so tall. Thanks for any help.

Greetings, all. First time poster, long time lurker. I took a chance and bought this piece from a gentleman from Zacatecas, said its been in his family for several generations. The figure is approximately 6 1/4" tall and 3" across, definitely hollow. Any help identifying it, and whether or not...

This clay sphere seems to be quite old with a worn blue glaze, integrated into the surface designs are 27 carved or stamped crescent moons. A friend who's deceased father (an archeologist) left no trace as to where he obtained the object. I have contacted the archeolog departments of many...

Three years ago I saw what appeared to be a large gold nugget in a shallow section of the Tuckasegee River in Bryson city, NC. Upon picking up the object I quickly realized it was no gold but something far more interesting. I first saw the smooth side with two perfectly semi-circular holes going...

Found here in Southern California, One hour away from LA. While metal detecting on a permission about year ago, I found this "item". Its one of a kind find for me and i happen to just dig it up while looking for metal. I have yet to get good enough info on it. It is a hollowed out like a...

First i would like to say that i am excited to be a new member of this community and i look forward to seeing some amazing pieces, and i freely offer any knowledge that i might have on certain subjects. I will keep browsing the forums for anywhere that i can help This piece seems to be a whiter...

Ancient looking "terra cotta" jug found off Long Island, NY Hello All, I'm new to the site, but you guys came highly recommended. I'm hoping you can help with ID on object. A friend brought this jug into work today for me to ID and I have no idea what it is and whether it is even authentic...

I was wondering if anybody had any information on this strange sculpture; it appears to be made of clay. I bought it at a thrift shop as it looked really strange, it was also cheap. If you have any idea of the value I would also appreciate it, thanks.

:coffee2: Not sure if im doin this right.. this is of clay- a scene of something-artifactsand here is another clay find -hasme stumped!! Any ideas? a map maybe?

I found a nice pocket in the South Platte River a few days before all the recent rain and so forth began, and now I can't access it due to all the nasty stuff floating around in that water at the moment. Does anyone have any idea when or if it will be safe for me to work said deposit again? Also...

Hallo! I've collected these rocks from the creek bed on our estate for the last year or so. They come out of a hardened clay bank under some falls in the creek. They really stick out for they're very odd shaped, deep red in color with some orange on some rocks. They've VERY dense and rather...

These were all found at the same spot. The small pieces are regular clay pipe stem pieces but what is the larger one? It appears to be clay and somewhat crudely made but has the letter "C" on the larger end as seen in the picture.

Found this website and was excited to see a place to post artifacts etc for others to comment. Here are two items that I have found in the past few years in the Central Texas area. The large rock with the incised criss-cross lines is about 9" l x 7" w x 2.5" d. Lots of use and wear to all...

Hey guys I have been doing some prospecting in the local gravel pit with not much luck. I know the company uses gold extraction as a secondary means to cover costs so there is gold in the pit. Any ideas on where to look. You can see all the different layers of hard pack gravel, clay, and sand...

Where can you go to MD without breaking the law? I have been to all the local parks, our fair grounds are fenced off and locked up, what other locations can you MD on Public property? Im too shy to ask a Farmer to MD on his land. Where do you go in your town to MD?

I am relatively new to this but using my Garret I cam across several large pieces of gray clay that you would mistake for any other rock until you smash it with a hammer. It does not easily dissolve in water ( I found them in a river) .I broke open several pieces and found , what I think, is a...

My treasure hunting buddy and I were searching an area of Central Florida today and came up with 3 very interesting bowls. No, they weren't metal - but a molded clay. She found 1 and I found the other two. They were discovered in soft sand, 3 to 6 inches deep - below an ancient oak; in an area...