Spindle whorl BM EA84701

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Citadel. House LC 1-22, Room 1, Level upper fill (settlement). Excavation 78.2.18/35A.

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

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84701.

Shape: Disc.

Raw material: Wood, lathe-turned.

Weight (gr): 35.75 [30-39.99]

Diameter (cm): 5.3

Thickness (cm): 2.1

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.6

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84701>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak)