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Intact oyster shell
Object Number 992-9-10/103513
Display Title Intact oyster shell
Descriptions
Inventory Description Intact oyster shell
Classification
  • Faunal Remain
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite H324
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall (Measurements of largest): 8.1 × 4.9 × 1.1 cm (3 3/16 × 1 15/16 × 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object H324

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