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Object Number 2008.22.1528
Display Title Iron spring fragments
Descriptions
Inventory Description Iron spring fragments
Classification
  • Spring
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite Wadsworth H413 Level 2
Materials Ferrous metal
Dimensions Overall (Largest fragment): 1.2 × 1.2 × 0.1 cm (1/2 × 1/2 × 1/16 in.)
Quantity 3

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