Spindle whorl BM EA84816

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Citadel. House 763, Rooms 1-6, Level upper fill (settlement). Excavation number 82.1.23/64.

Dating: Late Christian Period (1300-1400 CE)

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84816.

Shape: Biconic

Raw material: Baked clay

Weight (gr): 27.58 [20-29.99]

Diameter (cm): 3.8

Thickness (cm): 2.65

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.5

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84816>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak)