Spindle whorl BM EA84719

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Citadel. West Plaza, NW Section, Level 6 (settlement). Excavation 78.1.23/9.

Dating: Early Christian period (700-850 CE) [? same level as 84718, dated to Late Christian Period].

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84719.

Shape: Disc.

Raw material: Wood.

Weight (gr): 9.66 [0-9.99]

Diameter (cm): 3.2

Thickness (cm): 1.4

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.4

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84719>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak)