Record ID: PUBLIC-08ACC8
Object type: STYLUS
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead writing stylus, of probable medieval date, in the form of a solid cylinder which is 46.2mm in length and c.5.5mm in diameter, and weighs 8.4g. One end tapers to a broken point over the last 10mm, the other end is worn and rounded. It has a light grey patina and is undecorated. Geoff Egan in 'The medieval household' (Boydell 2010) illustrates similar lead styli, on pages 270 - 271, figure 209, which are dated to c1150 - 1350 ceramic phases. Martin Biddle in 'Artefacts from medieval Winchester: object and economy in medieval Winchester' (C.U.P. 1990), records similar item…
Created on: Monday 22nd June 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ravenstone', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-BF6C50
Object type: STYLUS
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Middle Saxon copper-alloy stylus. The shank is circular in section and is incomplete at the handle-end. The break is worn and slightly bent. Three incised bands decorate the shank near the scraper. At the point where the shank meets the scraper the shank is decorated with a moulded reel with two collars above and below. The scraper is flat, triangular and smooth on both sides. The terminal edge is smooth and worn. The item measures 61.6mm in length. The scraper is 11mm wide and 23.1mm in length. The shank is 3.6mm in diameter. Weight 6.95g.
Created on: Tuesday 18th February 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 30th September 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-95F46B
Object type: STYLUS
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possible stylus terminal, probably medieval in date (c AD1100-1500). The object is an elongated square shape with four sides, terminating in a narrowing tip. The other end is snapped off. Each face is plain with a brown patina. Length 87.4 mm Width 13.3 mm Weight 68.88 grams
Created on: Tuesday 6th August 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 11th December 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-5B59B9
Object type: STYLUS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, heavily corroded, iron object, possibly a stylus dating to the Roman period. It is long and rectangular in plan, and tapers to a point at one end. The object measures 99.93mm long and has a maximum diameter of 8.45mm decreasing to about 6.19mm.. It weighs 16.25gms.
Created on: Tuesday 16th April 2019
Last updated: Monday 5th August 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-2746D6
Object type: STYLUS
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible copper alloys stylus, possibly of Middle Saxon date. The main shaft is oval in section and somewhat thicker than most Middle Saxon stylii. The shaft is bent at approximately the half way point to a 45' angle. It aries in cross section along its length from a mostly oval shape, through quadrilateral, to a flattened profile at the broad, spatulate-shaped terminal. The tip of the terminal is slightly inwardly bent like a tweezer terminal, but this might be accidental. The other end terminates with a flattened triangular nib. The shaft measures 83mm from the tip/nib end and the…
Created on: Thursday 13th December 2018
Last updated: Monday 11th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ruskington area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-09A3B7
Object type: STYLUS
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead stylus of probable medieval to post-medieval date (AD 1066-1750). The object is a rod with a sub-circular section, it tapers to a point at one end, the other end is flattened. Styli of this type are known to have been in use from the medieval to post-medieval periods. Therefore, due to a lack of contextual evidence and any diagnostic features it is not possible to date this object any more closely. Similar examples can be seen on the Portable Antiquities database: NLM-F5A201, CAM-4B884A and YORYM-732F91
Created on: Sunday 13th August 2017
Last updated: Friday 1st September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Thoresby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-AAFFFC
Object type: STYLUS
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Middle Saxon copper alloy stylus missing only the tip of the shank. The shank is circular in seciton and has an eraser at one end. The tip of the eraser is worn and slightly damaged at the centre. The shank tapers to the break. Length: 55mm,Weight: 1g
Created on: Friday 9th June 2017
Last updated: Friday 14th July 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Louth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-AAB079
Object type: STYLUS
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Middle Saxon decorated copper-alloy stylus. The shank is bent half way along its length, is circular in section and incomplete at the pointed handle-end. The shank thickness ranging from 4mm at the shoulder to 2mm at the broken end. Two incised bands decorate the shank 15mm from the break. At the point where the shank meets the spatula the shank is decorated with a moulded reel with two collars above and below. The head is triangular and damaged at the end. A similar stylus is LIN-365092. The item measures 86mm in length. The spatula is 12mm wide and 19mm in length. T…
Created on: Friday 9th June 2017
Last updated: Friday 22nd September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Louth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-AA4525
Object type: STYLUS
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, undecorated, copper alloy stylus dating to the eighth/ninth century. The stylus has a flat, triangular head that tapers to the now worn terminal. The whole object weighs 4g and is 91mm long, with the spatulate head being 11mm wide. The shank is circular in cross-section, 3mm thick where it starts at the head end, tapering towards 1mm at the pointed end. A similar stylus can be seen on item LIN-D1E975.
Created on: Friday 9th June 2017
Last updated: Friday 14th July 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Louth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-2E9645
Object type: STYLUS
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead writing stylus, of probable medieval date, in the form of a solid cylinder of c.7.5mm diameter with slightly flattened sides, which is currently bent at right angles but if straightened would be 68.0mm long. One end tapers to a point over the last 9mm, the other end is worn and rounded. Geoff Egan in 'The medieval household' (Boydell 2010) illustrates similar lead styli, on pages 270 - 271, figure 209, which are dated to c1150 -1350 ceramic phases. Martin Biddle in 'Artefacts from medieval Winchester: object and economy in mediaeval Winchester' (C.U.P. 1990), records simil…
Created on: Friday 10th March 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Catton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-6AB663
Object type: STYLUS
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Stylus fragment. Cast rod, slightly bent, with a neatly pointed pencil shaped end. Patinated overall. The tidy finish might suggest an alternative and earlier (than usual for this class of object) dating to the Roman period, however a suggested date: Probably Medieval, 1200-1500. Length: 51.60mm, Diameter: 6.28mm, Weight: 19.56gms.
Created on: Wednesday 14th January 2015
Last updated: Friday 11th September 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Chrishall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-16EA60
Object type: STYLUS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possibly an incomplete, Roman, copper alloy stylus or cosmetic applicator. The object has a circular-sectioned shaft which curves and has been broken off, losing the pointed end. The bend may be post depositional damage or may be part of its design to sit comfortably in the hand. At its blunt end, the shaft starts to flare into a paddle-like terminal. This terminal is thinner than the shaft, has flat surfaces and is decorated with 4 large ring and dots and one edge with 4 smaller circles. The object measures 61.3mm long, up to 6.8mm wide and 2.5mm thick (shaft) and 1.0mm spatula end. …
Created on: Monday 31st December 2012
Last updated: Thursday 14th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Beedon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-8D1F71
Object type: STYLUS
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy object, possibly a stylus, and possibly of Medieval or post-medieval date. The shaft of the object is oval in section and has been broken approximately 36mm from the point. The upper part is missing. From the break, the shaft flares out and widens slightly. It then steps sharply in where the integrally-cast, circular-section point projects from the centre of the base. The point is 7.8mm long. Just above the step, on the shaft, two, diagonal, parallel lines are incised. They do not go right around the shaft, only approximately one third of the way around.
Created on: Monday 13th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd July 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Skidbrooke', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-EBA210
Object type: STYLUS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast, lead, probable stylus of undetermined date but most likely Medieval to post-Medieval from the context of its discovery. The object is a thin cylinder of lead, circular in section, measuring 6.8mm in diameter at it's widest point. One end is cut off squarely, the object then tapering slightly to a point at the opposite end. There is some recent damage, probably due to farm machinery.
Created on: Thursday 12th January 2012
Last updated: Monday 27th January 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Skidbrooke', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-F73646
Object type: STYLUS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval - post Medieval cast lead Stylus, circa 1350-1750 AD. From a square cast end, the stylus has a circular cross section along its length until it forms a pointed end at the other, and looks unused. Difficult to date accurately, it measures 70.6mm in length, diameter 7.5mm, and weighs 21.3g. In good condition.
Created on: Wednesday 7th December 2011
Last updated: Monday 27th January 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-F70872
Object type: STYLUS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval- post Medieval cast lead-alloy stylus, circa 1330-1750 AD. It tapers from a point at one end, has a circular cross section along its length, and has a squarely cast end at the other. The Stylus measures 70.8mm in length, has a diameter of 6.4mm, and weighs 25.6g. In good condition. Difficult to accurately date.
Created on: Wednesday 7th December 2011
Last updated: Monday 27th January 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.