Spindle whorl with fragment of spindle BM EA84075

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Citadel. House 849, Room 5, North end level floor 1 to Jebel (settlement). Excavation number 82.3.3/6A.

Dating: Late Christian Period (1300-1400 CE)

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84075.

Shape: Disc

Raw material: Wood, lathe-turned. Incised.

Weight (gr): 9.05 [0-9.99]

Diameter (cm): 4.55

Thickness (cm): 1.3

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.5

Other features: Spindle preserved on 1. cm.

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84075>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak)