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Description: | LeadPossible stylus fragment. Cast lead rod of round section, broken at one end and with a moulded point at the other; the tip is worn or lost. This resembles styli designed for jotting on a waxed tablet, and perhaps also on other surfaces such as building materials - such objects are especially common finds from construction contexts. The lost end would often be flattened to serve as an eraser. Suggested date: Medieval, 1300-1500.Length: 35mm, Diameter: 5.4mm, Weight: 8.64gms.
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