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Object Number 2008.22.1546
Display Title Carved gray slate pencil fragment
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved gray slate pencil fragment
Classification
  • Modified Lithic
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite Wadsworth H416 Level 2
Materials Slate
Dimensions Overall: 3.3 × 0.5 × 0.5 cm (1 5/16 × 3/16 × 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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