Spindle whorl with fragment of spindle BM EA84065

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

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

Dating: Late Christian Period (1100-1300 CE)

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84065.

Shape: Slightly conic

Raw material: Wood, lathe-turned.

Weight (gr): 14.11 [10-19.99]

Diameter (cm): 4.5

Thickness (cm): 1.5

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.6

Documentation: Spindle preserved on 2.2 cm.

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84065>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak).