Spindle whorl with fragment of spindle BM EA84090

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Citadel. Lower Cathedral Street, South End level, Rubble fill (settlement). Excavation number 78.2.22/58A.

Dating: Late Christian period (1300-1400 CE).

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84090.

Shape: Slightly conic

Raw material: Wood, lathe-turned. Incised.

Weight (gr): 20.18 [20-29.99]

Diameter (cm): 5.5

Thickness (cm): 1.6

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.7

Other features: Spindle preserved on 2.15 cm.

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84090>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak)