Metal type, possibly the letter "e"

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Object Number 980-3-10/99984

Display Title Metal type, possibly the letter "e"

Descriptions

Object Description Metal type, possibly the letter "e"

Inventory Description Metal, miscellaneous, printing type fragment, single piece, flat rectangular bar

Classification

Type

Department Archaeological

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard

Intrasite Red Line: Wadsworth Gate: Well core auger

Materials Lead alloy

Dimensions Overall: 0.4 x 0.1 x 2.4 cm (3/16 x 1/16 x 15/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Credit Line Harvard Yard Excavation, 1979

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