Spindle whorl BM EA84067

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Citadel. West Plaza, NW Section Level 6LC Pit (settlement). Excavation number 78.2.6/41A.

Dating: Late Christian Period (1100-1300 CE)

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84067.

Shape: Conic

Raw material: Wood.

Weight (gr): 4.59 [0-9.99]

Diameter (cm): 3.7

Thickness (cm): 1.2

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.55

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84067>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak).