ClassificationsArt of the Americas

Spindle Whorl with Three-Part Detail

Place CreatedMexico, North America

CulturePuebla

PeriodLate Postclassic

Date1200-1519 CE

MediumCeramic

Credit LineGift of William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau

Dimensions5/8 in. (1.6 cm)

Object number1991.002.177

Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 13, 2002 - June 2012
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, February 9, 2013 - March 13, 2019
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, July 2, 2019 - Present
Published ReferencesRebecca Stone-Miller, Seeing With New Eyes: Highlights of the Michael C. Carlos Museum Collection of Art of the Ancient Americas (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2002), 50-51, figure 93.

ProvenanceEx coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, received as gift, 1969.

Status

On view

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