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Object Number 992-9-10/103599
Display Title Shell fragments, 3 oysters intact
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shell fragments, 3 oysters intact
Classification
  • Faunal Remain
Department Archaeological
Date 18th-19th Century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite H326
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall (Measurements of largest): 7.8 × 5.3 × 1.4 cm (3 1/16 × 2 1/16 × 9/16 in.)
Quantity 3

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