Spindle whorl BM EA84102

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Citadel. House 781, Room 1, Level Floor 4 to Floor 5 (settlement). Excavation number 82.2.15/50.

Dating: Early Christian Period (700-850 CE)

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84102.

Shape: Disc

Raw material: Gourd.

Weight (gr): 7.29 [0-9.99]

Diameter (cm): 5.6

Thickness (cm): 1.1

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.5

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84102>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak)