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Bone stylus
Findspot:
Whitefriar's, Coventry
Period:
Date:
1547 - 1558
Material:
Bone
This object was found during excavations at Coventry Free Grammar School (1547-1558). Students used the pointed end of the stylus to write on wax tablets and the other end as an eraser.
Collection information
Collection:
Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry
Accession No:
AR.1986.11.189
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