Spindle whorl BM EA84699

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Citadel. House LC 1-17, Room 3, level upper fill (settlement). Excavation 78.2.12/8.

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

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84699.

Shape: Conic

Raw material: Wood, lathe-turned.

Weight (gr): 10.24 [10-19.99]

Diameter (cm): 4.4

Thickness (cm): 1.5

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.7

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84699>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak)