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Object Number 2008.22.2951
Display Title Copper alloy shanked button, missing shank; possibly gilded
Descriptions
Inventory Description Copper alloy shanked button, missing shank; possibly gilded
Classification
  • Button
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite Wadsworth H422, Level 1
Materials Copper alloy
Dimensions Overall: 1.1 × 1.1 × 0.4 cm (7/16 × 7/16 × 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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