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Bone toothbrush head fragment, 12 holes at .3cm diameter, uric staining
Bone toothbrush head fragment, 12 holes at .3cm diameter, uric staining
Object Number 980-24-10/100715
Display Title Bone toothbrush head fragment, 12 holes at .3cm diameter, uric staining
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bone toothbrush head fragment, 12 holes at .3cm diameter, uric staining
Classification
  • Utilized bone
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite S10 E5, 24-28
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 3 × 1.1 × 0.4 cm (1 3/16 × 7/16 × 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object S10E5 24-28

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