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Object Number 2005.17.681
Display Title Architectural, stone, possibly shale
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stone, shale?
Classification
  • Stone
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Northeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard / Massachusetts Hall
Intrasite H604 L4
Materials Shale?
Dimensions Overall: 9 x 6.3 x 3 cm (3 9/16 x 2 1/2 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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