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Spindle whorl

Artist
Date900-1520
Mediumfired clay
ClassificationsTools and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Henry Schnakenberg
Object number1954.22.116
DescriptionDesign in low relief. On the top are six sets of concentric hemispheres. On the sides are rectangular spirals. Traces of blue in the recessed areas. Polished red on the bottom and high surfaces. Red slipped grey ware, highly burnished.
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Spindle whorl
Pre-Columbian
900-1520 CE
Spindle whorl
PRECOLUMBIAN MEXICO
900-1520 CE
Figure
PRECOLUMBIAN MEXICO
300-0 B.C.
Figurine
PRECOLUMBIAN MEXICO
300-0 B.C.
Head
PRECOLUMBIAN MEXICO
1200-500 B.C.
Spindle whorl
900-1520 CE
Spindle whorl
900-1520 CE
Spindle whorl
Pre-Columbian
900-1520
Spindle whorl
Pre-Columbian
900-1520
Spindle whorl
Pre-Columbian
900-1520 CE
Spindle whorl
PRECOLUMBIAN MEXICO
900-1520