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Object Number 2008.22.109
Display Title Iron nail fragments; one white metal nail
Descriptions
Inventory Description Iron nail fragments; one white metal nail
Classification
  • Nail
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite Wadsworth, H403 L2, 10-20cm
Dimensions Overall (Largest fragment): 7 × 0.5 × 0.3 cm (2 3/4 × 3/16 × 1/8 in.)
Quantity 162

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