Record ID: DOR-A0F03A
Object type: STYLUS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete, bent copper-alloy stylus. The stem of the stylus is circular in cross section and tapers towards a spatulate terminal. It is bent at a right angle before the terminal. The terminal is flattened and expanded from the stem. It then tapers before flaring out again to a straight edge (forming a bow shape). At the opposite, wider end of the stem there is a sharp constriction to the projecting stub of a fine needle (the end used for making marks). The wider end of the stem is decorated with three girth grooves. Date: Roman - c. AD 43 - 410 Dimensions: 70.1 mm x 30.1 mm x 4.…
Created on: Friday 22nd April 2016
Last updated: Thursday 17th May 2018
Spatial data recorded.