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Object Number 987-22-10/100142
Display Title Ground stone, miscellaneous, slate pencil
Descriptions
Object Description Ground stone, miscellaneous, slate pencil
Inventory Description Metal, arms, ammunition, bullet?, cylindrical with tapered end
Classification
  • Ground Stone
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Materials Lead, Slate
Dimensions Overall: 2.5 x 0.6 x 0.5 cm (1 x 1/4 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object H86-8; 100142

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