Accession No

1930.1203 B


Description

Small grey conical stone, possibly a spindle whorl or bead; conical hole drilled through the centre from the top and bottom; middle has the smallest circumference with the incisions larger at the top and base. Top flat with base slightly convex.


Place

Americas; North America; Mexico; Guerrero; Otatlán


Period

Pre-Columbian/Pre-Hispanic


Source

Baring, Cecil (Lord Revelstoke) [donor]; Gadow, Hans [collector]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1930.1203 B


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone


Local Term


Measurements

25mm


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
Museum paper label adhered to objects: 'Atatlan Guerrero 1904'
Event Date
Author: Diana Serediuc


Context (Analysis)
Louis Clarke describes them as beads, but "spindle whorls" is pencilled on the card (in Angela Bliss' writing).
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Display)
Annual Report of the Faculty Board of Archaeology and Anthropology, 28 April 1930, n.p., 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: Imogen Gunn (admin)


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


Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1930.1203 [A-B]: 'Two stone beads or spindle whorls.'
Event Date 1930
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Small grey conical stone, possibly a spindle whorl or bead; conical hole drilled through the centre from the top and bottom; middle has the smallest circumference with the incisions larger at the top and base. Top flat with base slightly convex.
Event Date 18/3/2025
Author: Diana Serediuc


FM:326091

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