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Object Number 2014.14.401
Display Title Slag frament/furnace scale
Descriptions
Inventory Description Slag frament/furnace scale
Classification
  • Slag
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite H921 L3, 82-92cmbd
Materials Slag
Dimensions Overall: 2.6 × 1.8 × 0.6 cm (1 × 11/16 × 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1

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Unidentified
Fragment
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Raw Material
Tempe
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Mineral
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Tangier
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Tempe
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