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Object Number 987-22-10/112104
Display Title Organic, oyster shell
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, oyster shell
Classification
  • Shell
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite Old Yard, Unit H201-4C
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 10.3 × 4.2 × 2 cm (4 1/16 × 1 5/8 × 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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