Kulubnarti (Sudanese Nubia)
Site 21-S-2. House C1, Room 1-4, fill (settlement). Excavation number 21-S-2/222. Excavation object number 85.2.763.
1400-1500 CE.
British Museum, London. Inventory number EA77429.
Disc
Reused pottery sherd.
n.d. (mounted on support for display)
4.8
0.9
0.7.
Spindle (palm stick) is 22 cm long, with a wooden hook inserted at the upper end. The yarn is cotton, S spun (strongly). Spool is 5cm high, base is 1.5cm max.
British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA77429>Object seen in May 2018 (M. Wozniak).