Spindle whorl with fragment of spindle BM EA84104

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Citadel. Crypt, EC1-26 Level Fill (settlement?). Excavation number 78.3.15/69.

Dating: Early Christian period (700-850 CE).

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84104.

Shape: Convex (bell-shaped).

Raw material: Wood, lathe-turned.

Weight (gr): 20.03 (with spindle frgt) [10-19.99]

Diameter (cm): 3.3

Thickness (cm): 3.45

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.75

Other features: Spindle preserved on 5.9 cm.

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84104>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak)