Spindle Whorl

Title	Spindle Whorl
Date	9th–15th century 9th century
Medium	Ceramic
Classification	Ceramics-Implements
Origin	Mexican Mexican
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Bequest of Jane Costello Goldberg, from the Collection of Arnold I. Goldberg, 1986
Rights	Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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