Spindle whorl BM EA84702

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Citadel. House LC 1-17, Room 2, level upper fill (settlement). Excavation 78.2.8/39B.

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

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84702.

Shape: Disc

Raw material: Wood, lathe-turned.

Weight (gr): 22.97 [20-29.99]

Diameter (cm): 5.2

Thickness (cm): 1.7

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.5

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84702>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak)