Spindle, spindle whorl and yarn BM EA72310

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): B25, wall (settlement). Excavation number QI.82.1.15/3. Excavation object number QI. 82/81

Dating: 1st-10th c. CE

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA72310.

Shape: Disc

Raw material: Reused pottery sherd.

Weight (gr): n.d. (not removed from box)

Diameter (cm): 4.1

Thickness (cm): 0.6

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.7

Other features: Spindle (palm stick) - broken - is 14 cm long. Cotton yarn is S spun. Conic spool is 4.8cm high, base is 3.6cm.

Documentation: British Museum:https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA72310>Object was seen in May 2018 (M. Wozniak).