Spindle whorl BM EA84080

Provenance: Qasr Ibrim (Sudanese Nubia)

Find spot (context): Citadel. House 763, Rooms 7&8, Level Upper Fill (settlement). Excavation number 82.1.25/13A.

Dating: Late Christian Period (1300-1400 CE)

Present location: British Museum, London. Inventory number EA84080.

Shape: Disc

Raw material: Wood, lathe-turned.

Weight (gr): 18.95 [10-19.99]

Diameter (cm): 5.9

Thickness (cm): 1.15

Perforation diameter (cm): 0.7

Documentation: British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA84080>Object seen and weighted in May 2018 (M. Wozniak)