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when is marble orginated? |
A marble is a small spherical toy usually made from glass, clay, steel,
plastic or agate. These balls vary in size. Most commonly, they are
about 1/2 inch to 1 inch (1.3 to 2.6 cm) in diameter, but they may range
from less than 1/30 inch (0.111 cm) to over 3 inches (7.75 cm), while
some art glass marbles for display purposes are over 12 inches (30 cm)
wide. Marbles can be used for a variety of games called marbles. They
are often collected, both for nostalgia and for their aesthetic colors.
In the North of England the objects and the game are called "taws", with
larger taws being called bottle washers after the use of a marble in
Codd-neck bottles. The Marble originated in Harappan civilization in Pakistan near the river Indus. Various marbles of stone were found on excavation near Mohenjo-daro. Marbles are also often mentioned in Roman literature, and there are many examples of marbles from ancient Egypt. They were commonly made of clay, stone or glass and commonly referred to as a "Glass alley". Ceramic marbles entered inexpensive mass production in the 1870s. |