Spindle whorl BM EA84063

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Citadel. House 848, Room 5, Level Floor 1 to 2 (settlement). Excavation number 82.3.2/6D.

Dating: Late Christian Period (1100-1300 CE)

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84063.

Shape: Slightly conic

Raw material: Wood, lathe-turned.

Weight (gr): 12.63 [10-19.99]

Diameter (cm): 4.3

Thickness (cm): 1.8

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.55

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84063>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak).