Spindle whorl with fragment of spindle BM EA84082

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Citadel. House 849, Room 1, Level Floor 1 to 2 (settlement). Excavation number 82.3.1/57B.

Dating: Late Christian Period (1300-1400 CE)

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84082.

Shape: Slightly conic

Raw material: Wood, lathe-turned. Incised. Impressed.

Weight (gr): 12.32 [10-19.99]

Diameter (cm): 4.5

Thickness (cm): 1.7

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.6

Other features: Spindle preserved on 1.6 cm.

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84082>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak)