From Fyfield Down Where Stonehenge Stones Came From Click on the image of any section below to get a page of many items. click on images to make them larger.
Dave Hemery wrote me on March 8 2001, "This is earth from beside the glacial sarsen stones (in Fyfield Down, stoney valley) which is where the Stonehenge stones came from. I don’t know if I went deep enough but I hope it may produce something unusual.” |
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| 5" wide x 2.75" high Says on back band -- Glacial sarsen from stoney valley of Fyfield Down, where STONEHENGE stones were. Thanks to friends." Rim and foot are matte green assembled from refined materials. Center of sea glass. NOTE: small skips on rim where clay shows through. A piece similar to this but more exceptional can be seen and purchased at "Grenon's of Newport." where they specialize in unique -- including watches, diamonds, jewelry, and porcelains glazed with precious geological and marine samples. | | | 5" x 3.5" | ||
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| 6" x 3" Brown is the soil from Fyfield Down that's seen thin and thick and in transparent washes and opaque clumps. Rim from glaze assembled from refined materials. Center of sea glass. | | | 6.5" x 2.5" On porcelain clay, words say: glacial sarsen from Fyfield Downs, a stoney valley where Stonehenge stones were. Glaze on rim and foot assembled from refined materials. Center of seaglass. | ||
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| 5.5" x 2.5" On porcelain clay, words say: glacial sarsen from stoney valley of Fyfield Downs where Stonehenge stones once were. Rim and foot assembled from refined materials. Center of seaglass. | |||||
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