Glass Shards
| Glass Shards | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Artifact |
| Artifact Spots | The Beach (7%) |
| Other Locations | Fishing Treasure Chest; Artifact Trove (3.6%) |
| Sell Price | 20g |
Glass Shards are one of the most common beach artifacts and one of the cheapest artifacts of all. Artifact spots on The Beach hold them often, so a few days of digging along the shore usually turns some up. Their first copy belongs in the museum, where it counts toward Gunther's artifact milestones. Because they turn up so easily, they make a good early donation for building up the artifact count. Spare shards make the Officer Uniform at the Sewing Machine and work as a blue dye. The Dwarf and Penny like them as a gift.
The in-game description reads: A mixture of glass shards smoothed by centuries of ocean surf. These could have belonged to an ancient mosaic or necklace.
Location
Artifact spots on The Beach are the main place to find Glass Shards. The wriggling spots only open to a Hoe, so one belongs in the inventory on any beach visit. Winter is the busiest season for spots, though Winter Root and Snow Yam often fill them. For beach digging, the Archaeologist enchantment on a Hoe doubles the artifact chance.
Fishing Treasure Chests can contain them, both the normal and the golden kind.
Artifact Troves include them too. For five Omni Geodes, the Desert Trader in the Calico Desert offers a trove, and Clint at the Blacksmith opens it for a small price.
Museum
Donating the first Glass Shards to Gunther adds them to the artifact collection. They count toward his artifact milestones: the Skeleton Statue at fifteen artifacts and Rarecrow #7 at twenty. They also count toward the overall donation total, which pays out seeds, paintings and other prizes.
Several artifacts only give their own rewards once enough others are already in the museum. The Ancient Drum and the Bone Flute each need two other artifacts first, and the Chicken Statue needs four. Easy finds like Glass Shards are ideal for reaching those counts before the reward artifacts go in.
Prices
Glass Shards sell for less than almost any other artifact. Even after the Treasure Appraisal Guide triples artifact prices, a duplicate fetches very little. A spare is usually better used at the Sewing Machine or the dye pots.
Gifts
The Dwarf and Penny like Glass Shards. The Dwarf only counts these shards as a gift after the Dwarvish Translation Guide has been earned.
Abigail, Alex, Caroline, Clint, Demetrius, Elliott, Emily, Evelyn, George, Gus, Haley, Harvey, Jas, Jodi, Kent, Krobus, Leah, Leo, Lewis, Linus, Marnie, Maru, Pam, Pierre, Robin, Sam, Sandy, Sebastian, Shane, Vincent, Willy and the Wizard dislike them.
Since they cost almost nothing to give, spare shards are an easy way to keep Penny's friendship moving between better gifts.
Notes
Putting Cloth in the feed and Glass Shards on the spool of the Sewing Machine makes the Officer Uniform. The Sewing Machine is in Emily's house at 2 Willow Lane.
The dye pots in the same house accept Glass Shards as a blue dye. The Ancient Doll fills the same pot, but shards are far easier to spare.
Beach artifact spots also hold the Anchor, the Dried Starfish, the Nautilus Fossil and the Ornamental Fan. Hoeing each spot on the sand is a fast way to complete the beach share of the collection.
All Artifacts
Every entry in this group, with its key details.
| Name | Image | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Amphibian Fossil | 
|
150g |
| Anchor | 
|
100g |
| Ancient Doll | 
|
60g |
| Ancient Drum | 
|
100g |
| Ancient Seed | 
|
5g |
| Ancient Sword | 
|
100g |
| Arrowhead | 
|
40g |
| Bone Flute | 
|
100g |
| Chewing Stick | 
|
50g |
| Chicken Statue | 
|
50g |
| Chipped Amphora | 
|
40g |
| Dried Starfish | 
|
40g |
| Dwarf Gadget | 
|
200g |
| Dwarf Scroll I | 
|
1g |
| Dwarf Scroll II | 
|
1g |
| Dwarf Scroll III | 
|
1g |
| Dwarf Scroll IV | 
|
1g |
| Dwarvish Helm | 
|
100g |
| Elvish Jewelry | 
|
200g |
| Glass Shards | 
|
20g |
| Golden Mask | 
|
500g |
| Golden Relic | 
|
250g |
| Nautilus Fossil | 
|
80g |
| Ornamental Fan | 
|
300g |
| Palm Fossil | 
|
100g |
| Prehistoric Handaxe | 
|
50g |
| Prehistoric Rib | 
|
100g |
| Prehistoric Scapula | 
|
100g |
| Prehistoric Skull | 
|
100g |
| Prehistoric Tibia | 
|
100g |
| Prehistoric Tool | 
|
50g |
| Prehistoric Vertebra | 
|
100g |
| Rare Disc | 
|
300g |
| Rusty Cog | 
|
25g |
| Rusty Spoon | 
|
25g |
| Rusty Spur | 
|
25g |
| Skeletal Hand | 
|
100g |
| Skeletal Tail | 
|
100g |
| Strange Doll (green) | 
|
1000g |
| Strange Doll (yellow) | 
|
1000g |
| Trilobite | 
|
50g |