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Sample of lime
Object Number 2009.4.200
Display Title Sample of lime
Descriptions
Object Description Sample of lime
Inventory Description Raw material, lime or quicklime, mortar?, white, ashy porous mass, dust
Classification
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard / Holden Chapel
Intrasite Feat 1; L8
Additional Geographic Terms Harvard Yard
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 7.9 x 5.9 x 5.2 cm (3 1/8 x 2 5/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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