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STYLUS
Unique ID: LVPL-E66B00
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Lead stylus of uncertain date, possibly Roman to Medieval, c. AD 43-1500.
The object is cylindrical in form and sub-circular in cross-section. One end is tapered with a rounded point to form the writing end. The opposite end terminates in a flat end, possibly due to a break. The object has a creamish-brown patina.
Notes:
Similar to: DUR-71B8B7
It is possible this object may have been mounted into a handle or fitted into another holding device for mark making in wax.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 1500
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 57 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight: 7.5 g
Diameter: 4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 31st March 2019
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Uncertain
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: Stafford (District)
To be known as: Standon
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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