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Object Number
987-22-10/104254
Display Title
Two carved bone one-hole buttons, colored green by copper alloy. One has a fragment of copper alloy button cover still attached. Four copper alloy button cover fragments.
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Two carved bone one-hole buttons, colored green by copper alloy. One has a fragment of copper alloy button cover still attached. Four copper alloy button cover fragments.
Classification
- Button
- Button Cover
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Massachusetts
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Middlesex County
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Cambridge
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Harvard Yard
Intrasite
Old Yard, H88 (see remarks)
Materials
Animal bone , Copper alloy
Dimensions
Overall (Largest object): 1.6 × 1.6 × 0.1 cm (5/8 × 5/8 × 1/16 in.)
Quantity
6
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