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Description: | Copper alloy sylus or pin , Early Medieval, terminal spatulate, triangular, other end pointed. Between this and the shank is a fine double moulding. The shank is swollen, its diameter expanding from 3.6mm to 4.3 towards its pointed end. Around its widest area are two incised, circumferencial lines. The object is in good condition although the shank is bent. Length (if straight) 123.6mm, Width of spatulate end: 13.7mm (thickness 1.0mm) Mass 9.49g,This object has features both of a pin and of a stylus. The triangular spatulate terminal would allow it to be placed in Pestell's Class II (Pestell, in Evans and Loveluck, 2009, 125) and its size is appropriate for a sylus. However, the hipped shaft and the incised circumfercial lines are characteristic of Early Medieval pins. In his discussion of the Flixborough styli Pestell drew attention to objects where it is difficult to say if they are pins or styli. This object clearly belongs in this group but Dr Pestell (pers. comm.) sees it as a stylus..
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