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Object Number
987-22-10/108933
Display Title
Tortoiseshell fragment, heavily degraded
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Tortoiseshell fragment, heavily degraded
Classification
- Faunal Remain
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Massachusetts
/
Middlesex County
/
Cambridge
/
Harvard Yard
Intrasite
Old Yard, H32-2, Level 2, 14-28 cm
Materials
Tortoiseshell
Dimensions
Overall: 2.4 × 2.4 × 0.2 cm (15/16 × 15/16 × 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
H32-2
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 987-22-10/110942 | Tortoiseshell hair ornament fragment, heavily degraded |
Faunal Remain
|
Harvard Yard
| |
| 2012.13.9.1 | Tortoiseshell hairpin |
Hair ornament
|
Burma
| |
| 2012.13.9.3 | Tortoiseshell hairpin |
Hair ornament
|
Burma
| |
| 2012.13.9.2 | Tortoiseshell hairpin |
Hair ornament
|
Burma
| |
| 2012.13.11 | Tortoiseshell comb |
Comb
|
Burma
| |
| 2000.30.20 | Tortoiseshell compact |
Accessory
|
Botswana
| |
| 2012.13.12 | Tortoiseshell hair comb |
Hair ornament
|
Burma
| |
| 2005.6.20 | Fan with tortoiseshell section |
Fan
|
Oceania
| |
| 2005.6.19 | Fan with tortoiseshell section |
Fan
|
Oceania
| |
| 2012.2.1 | Tortoiseshell pouch in sleeve beaded with light blue, white, yellow, red, transparent red, transparent yellow and indigo blue beads in banded pattern; holds fragrant wood chips |
Pouch
|
Botswana
| |
| 2000.30.8.1 | Tortoiseshell container |
Box
|
Botswana
| |
|
| 2000.30.8.2 | Tortoiseshell container |
Box
|
Botswana
|