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Ceramic sherd
Object Number 2005.17.2272
Display Title Ceramic sherd
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ceramic sherd, pearlware, hand-painted, shell-edge, green-on-white
Classification
  • Sherd
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Northeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard / Matthews Hall
Intrasite H603 L2
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 2.02 x 1.17 x 0.35 cm (13/16 x 7/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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Body
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Plate
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Rim
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Rim
Body
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