Spindle whorl BM EA84693

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Citadel. LC 1-25, Room 1, level below walls (settlement). Excavation number 78.3.16/54.

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

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84693.

Shape: Disc.

Raw material: Wood.

Weight (gr): 14.68 [10-19.99]

Diameter (cm): 8.3

Thickness (cm): 0.95

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.5

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84693>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak)