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Object Number 2005.17.11
Display Title Metal, lead shot, musket ball, intact sphere
Descriptions
Inventory Description Lead shot, intact sphere
Classification
  • Ammunition
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Northeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard / Massachusetts Hall
Intrasite H603 L3 (yellow)
Materials Lead
Dimensions Overall: 0.08 x 0.08 x 0.08 cm (1/16 x 1/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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