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Description: | A corroded and bent cast lead stylus of uncertain date, probably Roman or medieval date. The object is a long, thin cylinder, bent round on itself at one end. It has a circular cross-section with one pointed tip; the other end has been flattened into a wedge shape with rounded corners. This latter has been twisted slightly in profile. This artefact is plain, and, as noted, has been bent round on itself from just before halfway such that the tip points the opposite way to its original position. The stylus is a grey/white colour with a heavy patina which covers all other surfaces.Similar styli have been recorded on this database - these have been dated to both the Roman period (LEIC-9D1962 and LEIC-9D3633) and the medieval (NARC-88EE88). Styli can be seen illustrated in Egan (1998, 271; fig. 209).
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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