Spindle whorl with fragment of spindle BM EA84205

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Citadel. North Plaza, West Section, Level 3 (settlement). Excavation number 78.2.16/19.

Dating: X Group/Early Christian period? (350-550 CE).

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84205.

Shape: Disc

Raw material: Sandstone.

Weight (gr): 19.82 [10-19.99]

Diameter (cm): 3.6

Thickness (cm): 1.3

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.6

Other features: Spindle preserved on 1 cm.

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84205>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak)