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Object Number
95-21-20/49027
Display Title
Terra cotta spindle whorl
Descriptions
Object Description
Spindle whorl, pottery
Inventory Description
Ceramic spindle whorl, center perforation, one domed side, opposite side flat, incised linear and zigzag design on dome, grey paste, worn
Classification
- Spindle whorl
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
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Mexico
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Mexico
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Teotihuacan
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<City>
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Teotihuacan
Additional Geographic Terms
Mexico City, Fifty miles east of
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 1.8 x 4.5 x 4.5 cm (11/16 x 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
49027
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