Spindle whorl BM EA84034

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): House 211, Room 1, Level Floor 3 to 4 (settlement). Excavation number 82.3.4/57B.

Dating: Late Christian Period (1100-1300 CE)

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84034.

Shape: Slightly conic

Raw material: Wood, lathe turned.

Weight (gr): 20.25 [20-29.99]

Diameter (cm): 4.8

Thickness (cm): 1.5

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.6

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84034
Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak).