William Spratling Museum

William Spratling Museum
Museo Guillermo Spratling
Location in Mexico
Location Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico
Coordinates 18°33′25″N 99°36′22″W / 18.557°N 99.606°W / 18.557; -99.606Coordinates: 18°33′25″N 99°36′22″W / 18.557°N 99.606°W / 18.557; -99.606

The William Spratling Museum (Museo Guillermo Spratling) is a museum in Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico. The museum contains 293 archeological pieces that were part of William Spratling's personal collection.[1] There are bone and shell pieces, objects made with semi-precious stones, as well as jars and figurines, all from various parts of Mesoamerica.[2] The most outstanding pieces are a skull covered in jade and a stele. There is a collection of counterfeit artifacts as well.[1] Another area is devoted to the silverwork designs and the workshops that Spratling created in Taxco and Taxco el Viejo.

References

  1. 1 2 Valtierra, Angel. "Fin de Semana in Taxco" (in Spanish). Mexico Desconocido. Archived from the original on 2010-03-10. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
  2. ↑ "El brillo de Taxco". Mexico Desconocido Guerrero El Destino del Mundo (in Spanish). Mexico City: Grupo Editorial Impresiones Aéreas. 135: 77–84. May 2007. ISSN 0188-5146.
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