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Object Number 2009.9.4848
Display Title Natural sponge fragment
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic piece of sponge
Classification
  • Floral Remain
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite Unknown
Materials Sponge
Dimensions Overall: 6.8 x 4.9 x 0.4 cm (2 11/16 x 1 15/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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