Spindle whorl BM EA84089

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Citadel (settlement). Excavation number n.d.

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

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84089.

Shape: Disc

Raw material: Wood, lathe-turned.

Weight (gr): 8.35 [0-9.99]

Diameter (cm): 4.8

Thickness (cm): 1.5

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.7

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84089>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak)