Spindle whorl BM EA84103

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Citadel. House EC1-24, Room 2, Level Floor 2 (settlement). Excavation number 78.2.12/9.

Dating: Early Christian period (700-850 CE).

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84103.

Shape: Slightly conic

Raw material: Wood, lathe-turned.

Weight (gr): 13.43 [10-19.99]

Diameter (cm): 5.6

Thickness (cm): 1.9

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.6

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84103>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak)