Fragmentary spindle whorl BM EA84707

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Citadel. House LC 1-17, Room 3 level upper fill (settlement). Excavation 78.2.8/2B.

Dating: Classic Christian period (1000-1100 CE).

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84707.

Shape: Disc

Raw material: Baked clay

Weight (gr): 10.24 (hal) Total est. 20.48 [20-29.99]

Diameter (cm): 5.2

Thickness (cm): 1.85

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.5

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84707>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak)