Spindle whorl BM EA84696

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Citadel (settlement). Excavation n.d.

Dating: Classic Christian period (1000-1100 CE).

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84696.

Shape: Disc.

Raw material: Wood.

Weight (gr): 7.46 [0-9.99]

Diameter (cm): 4.2

Thickness (cm): 1.6

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.5

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84696>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak)