Beach Pottery Photos (Click on photos to zoom)
	Like the ones pictured here, ceramic shards and pottery shards are among the variety of interesting items one finds while beachcombing or adding to one's sea glass collection.
Most "beachcombers" we have met are delighted to find old and possibly ancient shards in the course of collecting sea glass, seashells, rocks, and driftwood.

	Earthenware shards and ceramic shards are especially interesting when they have visible designs or colors on at least one surface. Many times the colors are quite unusual and especially seem to compliment each other when grouped together.
Shards may be identified generally as to how old they are by certain features, ie, material used, firing methods, and shapes. However, even that is not exact. When you only have a worn shard, it significantly increases the difficulty.
	However, If you find a piece with a signature, trademark, or seal, on the other hand, more precise identification becomes possible. So much pottery has been produced over the ages in all parts of the world, that a lot of information still needs to be gathered.