Spindle Whorl

97-567-14

From: Colombia

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 97-567-14
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Colombia
Culture Area South American Culture Area
Section American
Materials Clay
Technique Incised
Description

"Pottery spindle whorl, brown, Class IIb" as per register. Design is three bands with diamonds in center, surrounded by circles, and bordered by lines. Two decorative bands around outside, one of diagonal lines, one with triangles with circles in the center. Stem is angled, not vertical, and has the same triangular band as the outside edge. Flat bottom has four T shapes made of circles.

Credit Line Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997
Other Number L-567-14 - Old Museum Number | 13291 - ANSP Number

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