Spindle whorl with fragment of spindle BM EA84207

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Citadel. House X-17, Room 1-2 Level, below Level 3 (settlement). Excavation number 76.2.5/18.

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

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84207.

Shape: Slightly convex.

Raw material: Wood, lathe-turned. Incised.

Weight (gr): 30.02 [30-39.99]

Diameter (cm): 5.5

Thickness (cm): 2.2

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.75

Documentation: Spindle preserved on 2.4 cm.

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84207>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak)