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Description: | A cast copper alloy artefact, most probably a stylus / parchment pricker of later medieval date (1250 - 1500). The artefact is rectangular in plan and cross section with slight rounded corners. The form tapers in width and section along the length. Both terminals are broken; both are patinated. The break on the lower edge / tip suggest that the tip originally extended to form a projecting spike or point. The upper and lower faces are decorated with a similar vertical recessed disjointed incised line. The overall form is similar to that of a bodkin of late medieval or post medieval date. The identification of stylus / parchment pricker is given due to the slight projection at one end and the deliberate form - the majority of parchment prickers recorded by PAS and from excavations are small bone pins with small iron nibs or points.The artefact measures: 88.2mm length, 4.7mm width is 3.2mm maximum thickness and weighs 6.57 grams
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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