Spindle whorl with fragment of spindle BM EA84680

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Citadel. House LC-1-9 Level, Floor Deposit (settlement). Excavation number 74.2.5/3.

Dating: Late Christian Period (1300-1400 CE)

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84680.

Shape: Disc.

Raw material: Wood.

Weight (gr): 16 [10-19.99]

Diameter (cm): 3.9

Thickness (cm): 1.55

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.6

Other features: Spindle preserved on 12.1 cm.

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84680>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak)