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Object Number 10-71-20/C6729
Display Title Spindle whorl
Descriptions
Object Description Spindle whorl, wood
Inventory Description Organic, wood object, domed disc with center perforation
Classification
  • Wood
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Yucatan / <County> / <City> / Chichen Itza
Intrasite Sacred Cenote
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 2.6 x 2.6 x 1.2 cm (1 x 1 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 10-71-20/C6729
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (1907-1910)
Collector Edward Herbert Thompson (1907-1910)

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