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Bone/Ivory Stylus

Bone/Ivory Stylus

Roman

Carved and polished bone stylus. The pointed end is conical; one side of the rounded end is flat. The shaft, round in section, has a raised ridge at approximately the spot where it would have been held for writing; it tapers toward each end.

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Roman Imperial period

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