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Metal alloy, likely brass, button face, shield with key, crown, bird, and bundle? Oxidized
Metal alloy, likely brass, button face, shield with key, crown, bird, and bundle? Oxidized
Object Number 987-22-10/111391
Display Title Metal alloy, likely brass, button face, shield with key, crown, bird, and bundle? Oxidized
Descriptions
Inventory Description Metal alloy, likely brass, button face, shield with key, crown, bird, and bundle? Oxidized
Classification
  • Button
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite Old Yard, H55-1
Materials Metal alloy
Dimensions Overall: 1.5 × 1.4 × 0.3 cm (9/16 × 9/16 × 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object H55-1

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