Ear Ornament or Spindle Whorl with Modeled Design

Provenance

Unnamed private collector, Jalapa, Mexico, by 1894; sold to Mr. and Mrs. Coonley Ward, Chicago, 1894; given to the Art Institute, 1907.

Ear Ornament or Spindle Whorl with Modeled Design

Aztec (Mexica)

1450–1521

Accession Number

88054

Medium

Ceramic

Dimensions

1.3 × 2.4 cm (1/2 × 15/16 in.)

Classification

earthenware

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. L. A. Coonley Ward