Cuprous alloy flat metal fragment, likely brass, unidentified

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Object Number 992-9-10/102238

Display Title Cuprous alloy flat metal fragment, likely brass, unidentified

Descriptions

Inventory Description Cuprous alloy flat metal fragment, likely brass, unidentified

Classification

Unidentified

Department Archaeological

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard

Intrasite H337

Materials Copper alloy

Dimensions Overall: 3.8 × 1.2 × 0.2 cm (1 1/2 × 1/2 × 1/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object H337

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2014.14.144	Cuprous alloy tube fragments, one fragment flattened at one end, likely burned/heated, purple oxidization	Tube	Harvard Yard
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