Spindle whorl BM EA84087

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Citadel. House 849, Room 5, Level Upper fill to Floor (settlement). Excavation number 82.3.1/70.

Dating: Late Christian period (1300-1400 CE).

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84087.

Shape: Disc

Raw material: Wood, lathe-turned. Incised.

Weight (gr): 9.70 [0-9.99]

Diameter (cm): 4.2

Thickness (cm): 1.35

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.6

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84087>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak)