Spindle whorl BM EA84039

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Citadel. House LC1-3, Room 1 Level Upper Fill (settlement). Excavation number 76.2.17/7.

Dating: Late Christian Period (1100-1300 CE)

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84039.

Shape: Disc.

Raw material: Reused pottery sherd

Weight (gr): 28.70 [20-29.99]

Diameter (cm): 5.1

Thickness (cm): 1.1

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.5

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84039>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak).