Accession No
1956.164.2-3
Description
Two disc-shaped spindle whorls, one bichrome [.3]. Incised decoration of semicircles and lines at one side. [.2] has three incised lines on its lateral side and [.3] has a band of imprint decoration and one incised line, with painted decoration, black on buff, in the shape of dots and lines on its opposite side.
Place
Americas; North America; Mexico; Tamaulipas; Tampico; Las Flores
Period
Postclassic Huastec
Source
Wright Barker, Reginald [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1956.164.2-3
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). cf. 464 ff
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 1959.164 [.1-8]: 'Two disc-shaped spindle whorls, incised, type 7; two conical spindle whorls, one moulded, one incised; two truncated conical whorls, one very low, one high, the first moulded and black painted, the other painted; two disc-shaped whorls, slightly convex on one side, which is incised, and painted.'
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 disc-shaped spindle whorls, one bichrome [.3]. Incised decoration of semicircles and lines at one side. [.2] has three incised lines on its lateral side and [.3] has a band of imprint decoration and one incised line, with painted decoration, black on buff, in the shape of dots and lines on its opposite side.
Event Date 20/1/2025
Author: Elia Quijano Quinones
FM:323407
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