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Carved bone toothbrush fragment
Carved bone toothbrush fragment
Object Number 987-22-10/106295
Display Title Carved bone toothbrush fragment
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved bone toothbrush fragment
Classification
  • Fragment
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite Old Yard, H208 Level 4C, to ~115 cmbd
Materials Animal bone
Dimensions Overall: 2.7 × 0.8 × 0.4 cm (1 1/16 × 5/16 × 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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