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Copper alloy hook fragment
Object Number 2016.29.926
Display Title Copper alloy hook fragment
Descriptions
Inventory Description Copper alloy hook fragment
Classification
  • Hook
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite H935, Level 2, 53-63 cm
Materials Copper alloy
Dimensions Overall: 7.6 × 1.1 × 0.6 cm (3 × 7/16 × 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Credit Line Harvard Yard Excavations, 2016

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