Spindle whorl with spindle fragment BM EA84697

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Citadel. Below CC 1-20 Level, pit level (settlement). Excavation 78.3.19/65.

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

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84697.

Shape: Slightly convex.

Raw material: Wood, lathe-turned.

Weight (gr): 13.74 [10-19.99]

Diameter (cm): 4.3

Thickness (cm): 1.9

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.7

Other features: Spindle preserved on 2.2 cm.

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84697>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak)