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Object Number 980-3-10/105395
Display Title Straight pin, cupreous; intact, ball end, lightly corroded
Descriptions
Inventory Description Intact ball end cuprous alloy straight pin, lightly corroded
Classification
  • Pin
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite Wadsworth Gate, Unit 6, eastern balk, south half, feature 0, 5-10cm
Materials Copper alloy
Dimensions Overall: 2.1 × 0.1 × 0.1 cm (13/16 × 1/16 × 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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