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Description: | An incomplete and damaged lead stylus of uncertain date. The stylus is circular in section tapering to a blunted point at one end and is broken and flat at the other. It is undecorated.The metal is a mid-grey colour and is worn. The stylus is 34.9mm long, 9.4mm in diameter and weighs 17.5g.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: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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