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Object Number 35-106-20/12319
Display Title Pottery spindle whorl in form of animal head with open mouth
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ceramic spindle whorl, molded form of zoomorphic head, center perforation is open zoomorphic mouth, wide eyes, ears, head adornment?, opposite side flat, remnants of white pigment, losses
Classification
  • Spindle whorl
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Aztec
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Federal District / Cuauhtémoc / <City> / Calle del Factor
Central America / Mexico / Federal District
Dimensions Overall: 1.7 x 3.3 x 2.9 cm (11/16 x 1 5/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 35-106-20/12319

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