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Object Number
2009.4.233
Display Title
Bone button
Descriptions
Object Description
Bone button
Inventory Description
Organic, bone, button, flat, circular, circular depression, four holes center
Classification
- Button
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Massachusetts
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Middlesex County
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Cambridge
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Harvard Yard
/
Holden Chapel
Additional Geographic Terms
Harvard Yard
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 1.8 x 1.7 x 0.3 cm (11/16 x 11/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
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