Accession No

1956.162.6-7


Description

Two spindle whorls with incised decoration. Plano-convex cross-section; one bicrhome [.6] on both sides, black on buff. [.7] is a black ware with faint residues of dark colour 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

1956.162.6-7


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)
Two spindle whorls with incised decoration. Plano-convex cross-section; one bicrhome [.6] on both sides, black on buff. [.7] is a black ware with faint residues of dark colour on its flat side.
Event Date 20/1/2025
Author: Elia Quijano Quinones


FM:323401

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