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Harvard Collections Harvard Collections capitalizes on the 22 Harvard University museums and collections. The gift possibilities range from art reproductions to bracelets made from 1,500-year-old Roman coins to giant, purple-legged tarantulas. HARVARD COLLECTIONS Location: Holyoke Center, 1350 Mass. Ave., Cambridge Phone: 617-496-3532 Hours: Mon.-Wed., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Thurs.-Sat., 10 a.m.- 7 p.m.; Sun., noon-6 p.m. Get directions High end: An African mask after those in the Peabody Museum collection, as well as those in a current exhibit at the Fogg. $850. Low end: Cricket lick-its, lollipops with real crickets inside. Yes, the crickets are edible. $1.25. For the fearless orienteer: A wrought iron and Italian marble table with a reproduction of a 1708 celestial map, "Harmonica Macrocosmica" inscribed on the top, for $300 or $310, depending on the height of the table. A four-coaster set, each showing a different quadrant of the map, goes for $46. A perfect world: You have your choice of two, self-enclosed ecosystems based on those at the Museum of Zoology can be had at Harvard Collections. A saltwater system, which will last up to five years, has plants, a shrimp, and a snail, and requires no maintenance ($62). The freshwater ecosystem is larger, and has a fish - so it requires a little maintenance, feeding the little fellow every 10 days ($130).

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