Spindle whorl BM EA84705

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Citadel. House LC 1-17, Room 15 level, below Floor 1 (settlement). Excavation 78.2.16/10.

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

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84705.

Shape: Disc

Raw material: Baked clay

Weight (gr): 26.32 [20-29.99]

Diameter (cm): 4.15

Thickness (cm): 1.55

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.4

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84705>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak)