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Object Number 983-5-10/58845
Display Title Basal and body sherd from straight sided jug or large cup; Coarse red ware with
Descriptions
Object Description One basal and body sherd from straight sided jug or large cup; coarse red ware with brown glaze; corrugated interior
Inventory Description Lead glazed redware tankard base
Classification
  • Mug
Department Archaeological
Date late 18th century
Culture
  • Historic Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite Lehman Hall
Additional Geographic Terms Harvard University
Materials Redware
Dimensions Overall: 9.4 × 8.2 × 3.3 cm (3 11/16 × 3 1/4 × 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
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