Clay Marble

Name/Title

Clay Marble

Entry/Object ID

WTB09.009

Description

Handmade clay marble.

Use

Game play

Context

This artifact is part of the WTB09 archaeological survey at Whites Trace Branch in the Blair Gap Area. Exact dig site, date, and personnel are unrecorded, but is assumed to be an independent survey done by B. Nida in 2009.

Collection

Blair Mountain Archaeology

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Field Designator

Other Number

107.2

Dimensions

Dimension Description

slightly irregular sphere

Diameter

11/16 in

Materials

Material

Ceramic

Material Notes

raw clay

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Blair Mountain Archaeology Group

Related Places

Place

Location

Blair Area: Whites Trace Branch

Region

Blair Mountain Battlefield, Southeast, Blair Area

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Battle of Blair Mountain (1921)

Related Entries

Notes

similar to WS.0016 (group of five handmade marbles on exhibit)

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Archaeological Find

Notes

2009