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Object Number
68-20-10/40236
Display Title
Shells of pecten
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Scallop shells
Classification
- Faunal Remain
- Faunal Remain
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Massachusetts
/
Essex County
/
<City>
/
Shell heap
Additional Geographic Terms
Plum Island
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of largest): 7.9 × 7.4 × 0.2 cm (3 1/8 × 2 15/16 × 1/16 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
40236
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Jeffries Wyman
(1868)
Donor
Dr. Jeffries Wyman
(1868)
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