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Object Number 2009.4.253.2
Display Title Large metal nail with bone attached
Descriptions
Object Description Large metal nails with bone attached
Inventory Description Metal, hardware, nail, oxidized, fragments of bone attached
Classification
  • Nail
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard / Holden Chapel
Intrasite L10
Additional Geographic Terms Harvard Yard
Materials Metal, Bone
Dimensions Overall: 10.6 x 0.8 x 0.9 cm (4 3/16 x 5/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 5
Credit Line Peabody Museum Expedition

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