Spindle whorl BM EA84604

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Citadel. North of LC-19 Level 4 (settlement). Excavation number 78.3.15/51B.

Dating: Classic Christian period (850-1000 CE).

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84604.

Shape: Slightly conic.

Raw material: Wood.

Weight (gr): 6.43 [0-19.99]

Diameter (cm): 5.6

Thickness (cm): 1.4

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.8

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84604>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak)