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Ancient Roman Bronze Stylus

Circa 1st-3rd century AD
A lovely bronze stylus, a writing implement featuring a sharp point at one end, designed for scratching letters onto the surface of a writing tablet, and a flattened end on the other, intended for erasing the surface.

The pointed end allowed individuals to inscribe messages, notes, or records by creating impressions on the wax surface, while the flat end permitted easy smoothing and erasing, making the tablets reusable for subsequent writings.
Cf. Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection, Object number: A646431.
Dimensions: 140mm x 12mm; weight 20g
Provenance: Private UK Ancient Art Collection formerly acquired on the UK, European, and USA Art Markets from pre-2000 Collections.

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Circa 1st-3rd century AD - Unknown

Ancient Roman Bronze Stylus

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Han Dynasty (206 B.C.- 220 A.D.)

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