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Object Number 2007.20.248
Display Title Mortar fragments
Descriptions
Inventory Description Mortar fragments
Classification
  • Mortar
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Northeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite H714L5
Materials Mortar
Dimensions Overall (Measurement of largest): 4.2 × 3.3 × 2.2 cm (1 5/8 × 1 5/16 × 7/8 in.)
Quantity 2

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