Spindle whorl

Museum number:
4-80
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.81 and Acc.88
Description:
Small spindle whorl of stone (80) fragments of two clay figures, one black and one red (80-A); 2 soft pottery fragments perhaps handles (80-B)
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Moche Site A (Huaca del Sol), Moche valley, La Libertad region
Verbatim coll. place:
Ruins of Moche, near Trujillo, Site A (Huaca del Sol)
Culture or time period:
Middle Horizon, ancient Peru (800–1100 AD)
Collector:
Max Uhle
Collection date:
October 1899-January 1900
Materials:
Ceramic (material) (stone)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Whorls (spindle flywheels)
Accession date:
1903 and July 24, 1903
Department:
Ancient Peru
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Spindle whorl, accession number 4-80, described as Small spindle whorl of stone (80) fragments of two clay figures, one black and one red (80-A); 2 soft pottery fragments perhaps handles (80-B)Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Spindle whorl, accession number 4-80, described as Small spindle whorl of stone (80) fragments of two clay figures, one black and one red (80-A); 2 soft pottery fragments perhaps handles (80-B)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spindle whorl, accession number 4-80, described as Small spindle whorl of stone (80) fragments of two clay figures, one black and one red (80-A); 2 soft pottery fragments perhaps handles (80-B)Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spindle whorl, accession number 4-80, described as Small spindle whorl of stone (80) fragments of two clay figures, one black and one red (80-A); 2 soft pottery fragments perhaps handles (80-B)Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spindle whorl, accession number 4-80, described as Small spindle whorl of stone (80) fragments of two clay figures, one black and one red (80-A); 2 soft pottery fragments perhaps handles (80-B)Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spindle whorl, accession number 4-80, described as Small spindle whorl of stone (80) fragments of two clay figures, one black and one red (80-A); 2 soft pottery fragments perhaps handles (80-B)Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spindle whorl, accession number 4-80, described as Small spindle whorl of stone (80) fragments of two clay figures, one black and one red (80-A); 2 soft pottery fragments perhaps handles (80-B)Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spindle whorl, accession number 4-80, described as Small spindle whorl of stone (80) fragments of two clay figures, one black and one red (80-A); 2 soft pottery fragments perhaps handles (80-B)

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