Spindle whorl BM EA84685

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Citadel. West Plaza, Cathedral section level pit fill (settlement, religious?). Excavation number 78.3.8/1.

Dating: Late Christian period (1300-1400 CE).

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84685.

Shape: Disc.

Raw material: Baked clay.

Weight (gr): 44.51 [40 +]

Diameter (cm): 5.3

Thickness (cm): 1.9

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.7

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84685>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak)