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Description: | A complete lead stylus of Medieval to Post-medieval date 1100 to 1600AD. Cast rod of oval section with a moulded pointed end which is facetted at its extreme tip.. 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. 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. The length is 56mm, the width is 10mm thickness and the weight 25.10g.Similar to NLM-1853DC, YORYM-2209E7 and DEV-2B6957
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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