Are we losing our marbles, or is it already Day 15 of our Archaeology Advent Calendar?!
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This lovely little object is a ceramic marble, and was presented to NWAG in 2013 as part of a collection of finds from a field near Lower Collier’s Hill Farm, Bayton. It’s made of whiteware, and is decorated with two grey spirals on opposing poles – one of which you can see in the picture.
Marbles of this type are known to have been made in both Germany and southern England during the period c.1885-1910, and were an indispensible part of the Victorian childhood playbox. Its former owner must have been very annoyed to lose it!
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Our report on the marble, as well as the other finds from the site, is available on our website, so why not give it a read!