Spindle whorl BM EA84107

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

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

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

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84107.

Shape: Slightly conic

Raw material: Wood, lathe-turned.

Weight (gr): 11.07 [10-19.99]

Diameter (cm): 4.35

Thickness (cm): 1.45

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.6

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84107>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak)