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Object Number
2009.4.181
Display Title
Shell button
Descriptions
Object Description
Shell button
Inventory Description
Organic, shell, button, flat, circular, four holes at center, white, irridescent
Classification
- Button
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Massachusetts
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Middlesex County
/
Cambridge
/
Harvard Yard
/
Holden Chapel
Additional Geographic Terms
Harvard Yard
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 1 x 1 x 0.2 cm (3/8 x 3/8 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
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