Spindle whorl BM EA84076

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Citadel. House 849, Room 4, Level floor 1 to 2 (settlement). Excavation number 82.2.21/58.

Dating: Late Christian Period (1300-1400 CE)

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84076.

Shape: Disc

Raw material: Wood, lathe-turned. Incised.

Weight (gr): 8.44 [0-9.99]

Diameter (cm): 4.6

Thickness (cm): 1.6

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.65

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84076>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak)