Spindle whorl BM EA84637

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Citadel. LC1-17, upper fill (settlement). Excavation number 78.1.30/57.

Dating: Late Christian period (1100-1300 CE).

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84637.

Shape: Slightly conic.

Raw material: Wood, lathe-turned.

Weight (gr): 20.85 [20-29.99]

Diameter (cm): 6

Thickness (cm): 1.4

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.5

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84637>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak)