Spindle whorl BM EA84690

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Citadel. North Plaza, West Section (settlement). Excavation number 78.2.13/22.

Dating: Early Christian period (550-700 CE).

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84690.

Shape: Disc.

Raw material: Wood.

Weight (gr): 7.58 [0-9.99]

Diameter (cm): 3.6

Thickness (cm): 1.55

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.65

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84690>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak)