Spindle whorl BM EA84692

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Citadel. South Street Level, Upper fill (settlement). Excavation number 74.2.18/9.

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

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84692.

Shape: Slightly convex.

Raw material: Wood.

Weight (gr): 13.81 [10-19.99]

Diameter (cm): 7.4

Thickness (cm): 2.2

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.65

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84692>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak)