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Burned bone toothbrush handle fragment
Burned bone toothbrush handle fragment
Object Number 2005.17.47
Display Title Burned bone toothbrush handle fragment
Descriptions
Inventory Description Burned bone toothbrush handle fragment
Classification
  • Handle
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard / Massachusetts Hall
Intrasite H603 Level 2, 40.5-49.5
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 3.9 × 1 × 0.5 cm (1 9/16 × 3/8 × 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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