- Sherd
In
archaeology , a sherd is commonly a historic or prehistoric fragment ofpottery , although the term is occasionally used to refer to fragments of stone and glass vessels as well.Occasionally, a piece of broken pottery may be referred to as a , or the more precise term potsherd can be used. While the word shard is generally reserved for referring to fragments of
glass vessels (possibly as the word is reminiscent of — though not etymologically related to — "sharp") the term does not necessarily exclude pottery fragments.A sherd or potsherd with writing painted or inscribed on it can be more precisely referred to as an
ostracon .ee also
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Ostracon
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