Spindle whorl with fragment of spindle BM EA84106

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Citadel. House X17, Room 1 Level Fill (settlement). Excavation number 76.2.2/5.

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

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84106.

Shape: Disc.

Raw material: Wood, lathe-turned.

Weight (gr): 14.46 [10-19.99]

Diameter (cm): 4.35

Thickness (cm): 1.45

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.6

Other features: Spindle preserved on 1.46 cm.

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84106>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak)