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Description: | A complete Medieval to post-Medieval lead alloy possible pencil or stylus (c. 1200 - c. 1650.This object, made from thin sheet lead, has been longitudinally folded tightly and is sub-circular in cross-section. One end is straight and the opposite end is faceted. From the centre it tapers to each end. At the centre, it has a maximum diameter of 5.9mm. At the straight end the maximum diameter is 4.9mm and close to the faceted end the diameter is 4.1mm. There are inscribed Roman numerals: VIIII.The object has a buff patina.Length: 41.1mm; diameter: 5.9mm. Weight: 7.17g.Dr Helen Geake of the Portable Antiquities Scheme has commented: "The use of lead pencils is still not really understood. At Winchester they are found mainly in 13th- or 14th-century contexts, and it was thought some years ago that when graphite was discovered in Cumbria in the late 16th century lead pencils went out of use; but metal-detector finds of well-made mass-produced pencils suggest that in fact they carried on being used well into the post-medieval period".
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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