Spindle whorl BM EA84202

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Citadel. South Bastion C2 Level, upper chip fill (settlement). Excavation number 78.1.21/22.

Dating: Early Christian period (550-850 CE).

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84202.

Shape: Disc

Raw material: Reused pottery sherd

Weight (gr): 11.77 [10-19.99]

Diameter (cm): 3.6

Thickness (cm): 0.9

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.8

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84202>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak)