Spindle whorl BM EA84077

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Citadel. House 849, Room 1, Level floor 1 to 2 (settlement). Excavation number 82.3.1/57A.

Dating: Late Christian Period (1300-1400 CE)

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84077.

Shape: Disc

Raw material: Wood, lathe-turned. Incised.

Weight (gr): 10.71 [10-19.99]

Diameter (cm): 4.7

Thickness (cm): 1.9

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.5

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84077>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak)