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Object Number 70-2-20/2481.1
Display Title Spindle whorl, terra cotta
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ceramic spindle whorl, center perforation, one side domed, opposite side flat, faint remnants of black painted design on domed side, worn
Classification
  • Spindle whorl
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Veracruz / Sacrificios / <City> / Isla de Sacrificios
Dimensions Overall: 1.4 x 3.2 x 3.2 cm (9/16 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2481; Sacrificios

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