Accession No
1956.162.3-5
Description
Three spindle whorls. Plano-convex cross-section and incised decoration. [.3] and [.4] are of similar size and have a band of incised decoration at the bottom of their curved side. [.3 ] is bichrome, black on buff on both sides, its flat side in painted with undulating motifs. [.5] is of smaller size; bichrome, black on buff on both sides with incised decoration on its flat side.
Place
Americas; North America; Mexico; Tamaulipas; Tampico; Las Flores
Period
Postclassic Huastec
Source
Wright Barker, Reginald [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1956.162.3-5
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Context (References)
Ekholm, G.F. (1944). 'Excavations at Tampico and Panuco in the Huasteca, Mexico'. Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, 38(5).
Event Date 1944
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Analysis)
On card Bushnell has dated this as ' Probably 11th century' .
Event Date 1956
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1956.162 [.1-8]: 'Spindle whorls (8), falling more or less into Ekholm' s type 6, hemispherical, though some are not so high. Incised designs and black shiny paint. Some perhaps type 5, biconical.'
Event Date 1956
Author: maa
Context (Display)
Exhibited: Maudslay Gallery Display Drawer G7 until 1985.
Event Date 1985
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Three spindle whorls. Plano-convex cross-section and incised decoration. [.3] and [.4] are of similar size and have a band of incised decoration at the bottom of their curved side. [.3 ] is bichrome, black on buff on both sides, its flat side in painted with undulating motifs. [.5] is of smaller size; bichrome, black on buff on both sides with incised decoration on its flat side.
Event Date 20/1/2025
Author: Elia Quijano Quinones
FM:323400
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