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Four-hole shell button
Object Number 2009.9.2460
Display Title Four-hole shell button
Descriptions
Inventory Description Four-holed shell button
Classification
  • Button
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite H801 L3
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 1.6 x 1.42 x 0.18 cm (5/8 x 9/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object Four-holed shell button

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