I was out on our clubs Xmas dig and I spotted this interesting object (eye) looking up at me as we were taking turns to get over a gate. I stayed behind to look at the blue eye and wondered what could it be? I could see that it was slightly curved and with the tip of my spade I popped it out of the mud. It was broken, heavy and made from what appeared to be glass- dark blue glass with a creamish swirl in it.
I showed it to one other club member and put it in my pocket. Cleaned all the finds when I got home and couldn't stop looking at the blue glass object.
Showed the find at the club meeting last night.
I was wondering what the forum thought about it and if there's any way of finding out more about it. Thanks
Eyes only find
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Re: Eyes only find
Hey fishwick
Looks like the kick up of a ‘black’ glass wine bottle
Hard to say ..the photo is a bit of an optical illusion!
When I say kick up I mean the indent on the base of a bottle
If so could be a hand blown pontilled bottle.
Cheers the noo
The view from the photo maybe shows the inside surface of the bottle
If I’m right..
the photos like an Escher drawing
Looks like the kick up of a ‘black’ glass wine bottle
Hard to say ..the photo is a bit of an optical illusion!
When I say kick up I mean the indent on the base of a bottle
If so could be a hand blown pontilled bottle.
Cheers the noo
The view from the photo maybe shows the inside surface of the bottle
If I’m right..
the photos like an Escher drawing
ne’er scald yer mou wi ither folks kale
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Re: Eyes only find
I've took some more photos at different angles.
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Re: Eyes only find
Aha
Looks like a blob left over from glassmaking now.
Interested on what others think....
Looks like a blob left over from glassmaking now.
Interested on what others think....
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Re: Eyes only find
Might be the remains of an electrical insulator from a power line that has had a serious problem?
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Re: Eyes only find
Similar to a door knob?
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Re: Eyes only find
It looks like 'flint' to me too. The real clue as to whether it's flint or glass will surely be decided by it's weight. Otherwise, I'm stumped 
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