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Metal printing type fragment
Image Not Available for Metal printing type fragment
Object Number 980-3-10/99986.1
Display Title Metal printing type fragment
Descriptions
Object Description Metal type
Inventory Description Metal, miscellaneous, printing type fragment with letter, flat, corroded
Classification
  • Type
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite Wadsworth Gate; Well auger
Additional Geographic Terms Harvard University
Materials Lead alloy
Dimensions Overall: 1 x 0.1 x 0.2 cm (3/8 x 1/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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