Spindle whorl with fragment of spindle BM EA84037

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): (House?) 736, Room 7, West End level upper fill to floor 1 (settlement). Excavation number 82.1.31/48.

Dating: Late Christian Period (1100-1300 CE)

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84037.

Shape: Slightly conic

Raw material: Wood, lathe-turned. Incised.

Weight (gr): 14.81 [10-19.99]

Diameter (cm): 3.9

Thickness (cm): 1.9 high

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.6

Other features: Spindle preserved on 3.3cm.

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84037
Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak).