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Object Number 31-11-10/A7422
Display Title Clam shells
Descriptions
Inventory Description Three halves of bivalve shells
Classification
  • Faunal Remain
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Essex County / Ipswich / Shell heap
Intrasite Shell heap
Additional Geographic Terms Hog Island
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall (measurement of largest shell): 11.3 × 15.2 × 2.7 cm (4 7/16 × 6 × 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object A/7422
Provenance
Provenance Frederick Johnson (1929)

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