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Object Number 2005.17.818
Display Title Metal, hardware, compressed and corroded spring
Descriptions
Inventory Description Compressed and corroded spring
Classification
  • Spring
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Northeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard / Matthews Hall
Intrasite H610 L6
Materials Metal
Dimensions Overall: 5.11 x 3.89 x 0.83 cm (2 x 1 9/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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