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Object Number 2011.14.3169
Display Title Tar, pieces mend together
Descriptions
Inventory Description Tar, pieces mend together
Classification
  • Organic
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite H908 Level 2
Materials Tar
Dimensions Overall (Measurements of Largest): 6 × 4.2 × 0.8 cm (2 3/8 × 1 5/8 × 5/16 in.)
Quantity 3

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