Spindle whorl with fragment of spindle BM EA84195

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Citadel. House EC1-10, Room 1, Level IV, Floor (settlement). Excavation number 63/153.

Dating: Early Christian period (550-850 CE).

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84195.

Shape: Conic

Raw material: Wood, lathe-turned.

Weight (gr): 12.60 [10-19.99]

Diameter (cm): 3.9

Thickness (cm): 1.2

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.5

Other features: Spindle preserved on 1.2 cm.

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84195>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak)