Spindle whorl BM EA78403

Provenance: Kulubnarti (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Site 21-S-10. Main lower terrace, fill (settlement, monastic ?). Excavation number 21-S-10/91. Excavation object number 85.7.64

Dating: Christian period.

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA78403.

Shape: Conic

Raw material: Baked clay, incised.

Weight (gr): 21.05 [20-29.99]

Diameter (cm): 4

Thickness (cm): 2.3

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.7

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA78403>Objects were seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak).