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Concave, four-hole iron button
Concave, four-hole iron button
Object Number 2014.14.392
Display Title Concave, four-hole iron button
Descriptions
Inventory Description Concave, four-hole iron button
Classification
  • Button
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite H916 L4 81-91cm
Materials Iron
Dimensions Overall: 0.3 × 1.7 × 1.7 cm (1/8 × 11/16 × 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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