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Writing slate fragment with incised lines
Writing slate fragment with incised lines
Object Number 2016.29.1236
Display Title Writing slate fragment with incised lines
Descriptions
Inventory Description Writing slate fragment with incised lines
Classification
  • Ground Stone
Department Archaeological
Date 18th-19th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite H940, Level 1, 47-53 cm
Materials Slate
Dimensions Overall: 3.3 × 3 × 0.3 cm (1 5/16 × 1 3/16 × 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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