shard

mastery
UK /ʃɑːd/ US /ʃaːd/nounverb

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Which meaning of 'shard' best matches its use in the sentence?

Inside its exhibit hall, behind panes of glass, in a white-lit lab, a team of restorers works on an ancient Byzantine floor: 44 square yards of stone shards rescued from Lot’s Cave Monastery.