Spindle whorl BM EA84078

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Citadel. House 763, Rooms 7&8, Level Upper Fill (settlement). Excavation number 82.1.25/13B.

Dating: Late Christian Period (1300-1400 CE)

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84078.

Shape: Slightly conic

Raw material: Wood, lathe-turned.

Weight (gr): 19.96 [10-19.99]

Diameter (cm): 4.7

Thickness (cm): 1.9

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.7

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84078>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak)