Spindle whorl BM EA84706

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Citadel. House LC 1-20, Room 7, Level Rubble Fill (settlement). Excavation 78.3.16/41.

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

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84706.

Shape: Disc.

Raw material: Reused pottery sherd

Weight (gr): 14.5 [10-19.99]

Diameter (cm): 3.65

Thickness (cm): 1.3

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.5

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84706>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak)