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Refined white earthenware sherd, possibly pearlware, burned
Refined white earthenware sherd, possibly pearlware, burned
Object Number 2011.14.1980
Display Title Refined white earthenware sherd, possibly pearlware, burned
Descriptions
Inventory Description Refined white earthenware sherd, possibly pearlware, burned
Classification
  • Sherd
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite H908 Level 3
Materials Earthenware
Dimensions Overall: 2 x 1.2 x 0.4 cm (13/16 x 1/2 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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Base
Rim
Body
Harvard Yard
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Body
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Fragment
Aqua flat glass
Partial Vessel
Chipping debris
Body
Stone
Coal/clinker
Pipe bowl
Rim
Faunal Remain
Pipe stem
Charcoal
Neville
Burned, refined white earthenware sherd
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Sherd
Harvard Yard
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Rim
Body
Harvard Yard
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Sherd
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Body
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Body
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Sherd
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Body
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