Spindle whorl BM EA84066

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

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

Dating: Late Christian Period (1100-1300 CE)

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84066.

Shape: Disc

Raw material: Wood, lathe-turned.

Weight (gr): 25.32 [20-29.99]

Diameter (cm): 5.6

Thickness (cm): 2

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.5

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84066>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak).