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Description: | Possible cast lead or lead alloy stylus of probable Roman or Medieval date (50-450 AD or 1100-1500 AD). The stylus is sub rectangular (although now bent into a shallow U shape) in plan and sub oval in cross section with a tapered / pointed terminal at both ends. Both the pointed ends seem 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 creating a rounded point. It is possible that the stylus may have been decorated with a series of shallow linear grooves, but subsequent damage has distorted this. The stylus is a mid grey colour with a heavy patina which covers all surfaces. The patina has been removed from the areas of damage suggesting a relatively recent date ? possibly caused by movement in the plough soil. This movement has also caused the stylus to become bent and twisted. The stylus measures 54mm length, 5.8mm width, is 6.3mm thick, and weighs 16.24 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). A similar dated stylus was recorded by PAS in Herefordshire (HESH-74C376). Similar styli can be seen in Geoff Egan?s Medieval Household (1998) page 271, fig 209, ref 896. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 50
1500 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Peter Reavill | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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