Spindle whorl BM EA84088

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Citadel. House 849, Room 5, North end Level Floor 1 to Jebel (settlement). Excavation number 82.3.3/6B.

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

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84088.

Shape: Conic

Raw material: Wood, lathe-turned. Incised.

Weight (gr): 4.44 [0-9.99]

Diameter (cm): 3.45

Thickness (cm): 1.9

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.4

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84088>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak)