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STYLUS
Unique ID: YORYM-F93C65
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete copper alloy stylus of uncertain Roman to Post-Medieval date. The stylus is comprised of a single piece of metal with one pointed spatulate, rectangular sectioned terminal which tapers to a circular sectioned point at the opposite terminal. The object is undecorated.
The metal has a dark brown patina and is worn. The stylus is 78.5mm long, 4.5mm wide, 3.7mm thick and weighs 4.5g.
Stylus' of this type are known to have been in use from the Roman 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.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 78.5 mm
Width: 4.5 mm
Thickness: 3.7 mm
Weight: 4.5 g
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Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Harpham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TA0762
Four figure Latitude: 54.04287941
Four figure longitude: -0.36743873
1:25K map: TA0762
1:10K map: TA06SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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