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Description: | Cast lead or lead alloy stylus of probable Roman or Medieval date (50-450 AD or 1100-1500 AD). The stylus is sub rectangular in plan and sub oval in cross section, although it is likely that originally it was faceted. The stylus tapers to a pointed terminal at one end and a broken but slightly flattening corroded stump at the other. The pointed end seems to have been created by shaping the metal (either by cutting or hammering) into a point as there are four distinct side facets which have been worn and are now heavily corroded. The stylus is a mid grey brown colour with a heavy patina which covers all surfaces. The patina has been removed from the broken terminal and other places probably by abrasion in the plough soil. This movement has also caused the stylus to become bent and twisted. On the broken terminal is evidence of a light grey corrosion product. It is likely that this break is relatively recent - due to the prescience of the corrosion and a lack of patina. The stylus measures 61.9mm length, 6.8mm width, is 6.4mm thick, and weighs 19.75 grams. Similar styli have been recorded by the PAS - these have been dated to both the Roman period (LEIC-9D1962 and LEIC-9D3633) and the medieval (NARC-88EE88). Similar styli can be seen in Geoff Egan's Medieval Household (1998) page 271, fig 209, ref 896.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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