Spindle whorl BM EA77598

Provenance: Kulubnarti (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Site 21-S-2. House C1, Room 2-6 , on floor (settlement). Excavation object number 85.2.846

Dating: Late Christian/Post-Christian period.

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA77598.

Shape: Disc

Raw material: Gourd

Weight (gr): 3 [0-9.99]

Diameter (cm): 5.5

Thickness (cm): 0.8 (middle)/0.5 (edge)

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.8

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA77598>Objects were seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak).