Spindle whorl BM EA84074

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Citadel. House 763, Level Upper Fill (settlement). Excavation number 82.1.25/12.

Dating: Late Christian Period (1100-1300 CE)

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84074.

Shape: Slightly conic

Raw material: Wood, lathe-turned.

Weight (gr): 14.65 [10-19.99]

Diameter (cm): 4.9

Thickness (cm): 1.6

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.45

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84074>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak)