Spindle whorl with fragment of spindle BM EA84062

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Citadel. House 848, Room 5, Level Floor 1 to 2 (settlement). Excavation number 82.3.2/6A.

Dating: Late Christian Period (1100-1300 CE)

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84062.

Shape: Disc

Raw material: Wood, lathe-turned.

Weight (gr): 17.95 [10-19.99]

Diameter (cm): 5.1

Thickness (cm): 1.5

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.45

Other features: Spindle preserved on 4.7 cm.

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84062>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak).