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Uncertain Date : Stylus or Needle
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York Museums Trust, Rebecca Griffiths, 2014-01-06 10:26:19
Title
Uncertain Date : Stylus or Needle
Description
English: A complete copper alloy pin, stylus or needle of probable medieval date. The object is oval in section tapering from a perforated loop to a narrow point. The object is undecorated and may have functioned as either a needle of writing stylus.

The metal has a light brownish-green patina and is worn. The object is 35.9mm long, 4mm wide, 3.3mm thick and weighs 1.2g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) East Riding of Yorkshire
Date Unknown date
Accession number
FindID: 590604
Old ref: YORYM-0A4518
Filename: WS0308.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/451282
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/451282
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/590604
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Object location54° 05′ 23.64″ N, 0° 27′ 34.58″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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