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Object Number 987-22-10/104170
Display Title Copper alloy button - one piece with missing shank
Descriptions
Inventory Description Copper alloy button - one piece with missing shank
Classification
  • Button
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite Old Yard, H208 Level 5A (see remarks)
Materials Copper alloy
Dimensions Overall: 1.8 × 1.7 × 0.6 cm (11/16 × 11/16 × 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1

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