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Unique ID: NMS-488DE9
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Incomplete medieval to post medieval lead writing stylus. Circular-sectioned with a curved profile. There is an old break at one end, it tapers to a point at the other.
Styli of lead are known to have been in use from the Medieval to post-medieval periods and are thought to have been used as often for on-site tasks demanding functional literacy as for more formal writing tasks. Iron and copper alloy styli are more likely to date to the Roman and Early-Medieval period.
Egan (1998) illustrates similar lead styli, p.271, fig.209, nos.892-896 which derive from mid-12th to mid-14th century contexts.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Quantity: 1
Length: 33.3 mm
Diameter: 8.2 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 27th March 2013 - Sunday 6th March 2016
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SMR reference number: 61273
Other reference: IND07032016ED
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