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Description: | A complete lead stylus of medieval to post-medieval date. The stylus is circular in section tapering to a blunted point at one end and is flat at the other. It is undecorated.The metal is a mid grey colour and is worn. The stylus is 49.5mm long, 6.9mm in diameter and weighs 14.3g.Stylus' of this type are known to have been in use from the Medieval to post-medieval periods and due to a lack of contextual evidence and any diagnostic features it is not possible to date this object any more closely. Lead styli are thought to have been used as often for on-site tasks demanding functional literacy as for more formal writing tasks.
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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