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Object Number 987-22-10/106793
Display Title Metal staple, likely from artifact bag
Descriptions
Inventory Description Metal staple, likely from artifact bag
Classification
  • Staple
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite Old Yard, Unit 20, 44 cm
Materials Metal
Dimensions Overall: 1.2 × 0.1 × 0.1 cm (1/2 × 1/16 × 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object H20-2A

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