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Object Number 2009.4.205
Display Title Unknown pink substance
Descriptions
Object Description Unknown pink substance
Inventory Description Raw material, unknown substance, pink, clumps and fragments
Classification
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard / Holden Chapel
Intrasite Feat 1; L9
Additional Geographic Terms Harvard Yard
Materials Raw Material
Dimensions Overall: 3.4 x 2.3 x 1.7 cm (1 5/16 x 7/8 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 70+

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Mineral
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Image Not Available for Cement-like substance
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