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Carved animal bone handle fragment
Carved animal bone handle fragment
Object Number 2008.22.1583
Display Title Carved animal bone handle fragment
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved animal bone handle fragment
Classification
  • Handle
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite Wadsworth H416 Level 2
Materials Animal bone
Dimensions Overall: 5.4 × 1.6 × 1.1 cm (2 1/8 × 5/8 × 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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