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Carved bone shank button
Carved bone shank button
Object Number 2008.22.173
Display Title Carved bone shank button
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved bone shank button
Classification
  • Button
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite Wadsworth, H404 L3, 24-28cm
Materials Animal bone
Dimensions Overall: 1.3 × 1 × 0.8 cm (1/2 × 3/8 × 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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