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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
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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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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008.22.3539 | Shell fragments, including some oysters |
Faunal Remain
|
Harvard Yard
| |
| 96-35-20/C1177 | Shells of Pearl Oysters |
Faunal Remain
|
Copan
| |
| 2007.20.1041 | Organic, shell, bivalve, oysters |
Shell
|
Harvard Yard
| |
| 980-24-10/100728 | Shell fragments, 1 intact oyster shell, 1 unidentified shell fragment |
Faunal Remain
|
Harvard Yard
| |
| 992-9-10/103536 | Shell fragments, 2 intact oyster shells, 1 possible quahog fragment |
Faunal Remain
|
Harvard Yard
| |
| 2003.2.16.1368 | Yamada-Wan fisheries, nori and oysters being grown |
Japan
| ||
| 2004.24.21567 | Man opening oysters at Sharja |
Sharjah
| ||
| 2004.24.21568 | Arab opening oysters in search of pearls |
Sharjah
| ||
| 2017.11.2.106 | Man in boat shucking oysters |
Miyagi
| ||
| 2017.11.2.263 | Man on boat, shucking oysters |
Miyagi
| ||
| 992-9-10/103513 | Intact oyster shell |
Faunal Remain
|
Harvard Yard
| |
| 992-9-10/103532 | Intact oyster shell, degraded |
Faunal Remain
|
Harvard Yard
|