Description (Physical description)
Description for 1930.1198 A-I: 'Nine spindle whorls and beads.'

Event Date
Author: maa

Context (References)
Gadow, Hans. (1908). Through Southern Mexico: Being an Account of the Travels of a Naturalist. London: Witherby & Co.
Event Date 1908
Author: Benjamina Dadzie

Context (Acquisition Details)
Register entry for 1930.1136 notes 'Presented by the Lord Revelstoke in memory of Sir Hans Gadow who made the collection', and whose acquisition is subsequently connected to the whole of Revelstokes' donation, 1930.1136-1246.

Event Date 1930
Author: Benjamina Dadzie

Context (Display)
Annual Report of the Faculty Board of Archaeology and Anthropology, 28 April 1930, n.p., also states: "In a show-case at the other end of the [Andrews] gallery the greater part of the collection made by the late Dr Gadow in Southern Mexico, and presented to the Museum in memory of him by Lord Revelstoke, has been placed on temporary exhibition."
Event Date 1930
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Description for 1930.1198 A-I: 'All spindle whorls; B is flat disc. H is a bead with four perforations and a decoration of incised spirals on opposing sides.'
Event Date 4/11/2003
Author: Clare McKenna

Description (Physical description)
Spindle whorl of grey ware with dark red slip. Formed of a flat base, the sides are upright at the bottom before tapering to a flat top; it is chipped and possibly has trace of incised decoration.
Event Date 16/1/2025
Author: Clare McKenna