Spindle whorl BM EA84064

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Citadel. House 211, Room 1, Level upper fill (settlement). Excavation number 82.3.1/95.

Dating: Late Christian Period (1100-1300 CE)

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84064.

Shape: Slightly conic

Raw material: Wood, lathe-turned.

Weight (gr): 6.11 [0-9.99]

Diameter (cm): 4.1

Thickness (cm): 1.7

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.6

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84064
Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak).