Spindle whorl with fragment of spindle BM EA84079

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Citadel. House LC-781-H, Room 2, Level Rockcut Crypt (settlement). Excavation number 82.1.28/47B.

Dating: Late Christian Period (1300-1400 CE)

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84079.

Shape: Disc

Raw material: Wood, lathe-turned.

Weight (gr): 7.71 [0-9.99]

Diameter (cm): 4.7

Thickness (cm): 1.5

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.45

Other features: Spindle preserved on 1.5 cm.

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84079>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak)