Spindle whorl with fragment of spindle BM EA84704

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Citadel. House LC 1-17, Room 10 level upper fill (settlement). Excavation 78.2.8/1.

Dating: Classic Christian period (1000-1100 CE).

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84704.

Shape: Conic.

Raw material: Wood, lathe-turned.

Weight (gr): 14.81 [10-19.99]

Diameter (cm): 4.45

Thickness (cm): 2.1

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.6

Other features: Spindle preserved on 1.6 cm.

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84704>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak)