Fragmentary spindle whorl BM EA84196

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Citadel. (settlement). Excavation number n.d.

Dating: Early Christian period (550-850 CE).

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84196.

Shape: Disc

Raw material: Wood.

Weight (gr): 9.05 (half) Total est. 18.10 [10-19.99]

Diameter (cm): 8.05

Thickness (cm): 0.9

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.4

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84196>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak)