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Object Number 987-22-10/104750
Display Title Metal alloy thimble fragment
Descriptions
Inventory Description Metal alloy thimble fragment
Classification
  • Thimble
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite Old Yard, H105-7
Materials Metal alloy
Dimensions Overall: 1 × 0.7 × 0.07 cm (3/8 × 1/4)
Quantity 1
Label on object H105-7

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