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Intact cuprous key
Object Number 980-24-10/104691
Display Title Intact cuprous key
Descriptions
Inventory Description Intact cuprous key
Classification
  • Key
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite N0E10, Feature 1
Materials Copper alloy
Dimensions Overall: 7.6 × 2.4 × 0.7 cm (3 × 15/16 × 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object N0, E10 / Feature 92HY4

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