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Embossed aqua bottle glass fragment; embossed aqua post-bottom mold bottle base fragment; both fragments crossmend. Partial embossing: "'S INK"
Embossed aqua bottle glass fragment; embossed aqua post-bottom mold bottle base fragment; both fragments crossmend. Partial embossing: "'S INK"
Object Number 2016.29.1801
Display Title Embossed aqua bottle glass fragment; embossed aqua post-bottom mold bottle base fragment; both fragments crossmend. Partial embossing: "'S INK"
Descriptions
Inventory Description Embossed aqua bottle glass fragment; embossed aqua post-bottom mold bottle base fragment; both fragments crossmend. Partial embossing: "'S INK"
Classification
  • Bottle
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite H932 Level 1, 45-55 cm
Materials Glass
Dimensions Overall (Largest fragment): 6.2 × 4.8 × 4.8 cm (2 7/16 × 1 7/8 × 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Credit Line Harvard Yard Excavations, 2016

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