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Roman iron stylus
Iron stylus used for writing in a wax tablet. The point at the end would have been used for making marks in the wax which was set into a wooden frame.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
54.389B/4.2
Find Information
Site Name: Bear House Field, Caerleon
Grid Reference: ST 33 91
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1954
Acquisition
Collected officially, 12/10/1954
Measurements
length / mm:122
Material
iron
Location
Caerleon: Case 15 Health and Leisure
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