Bone stylus

Title

Bone stylus

Date

Unknown

Creator

Unknown
Unknown

Coverage

Discovery Site: Unknown
Repository: Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa / Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines, Université d'Ottawa

Type

tools, equipment and materials

Format

Materials/Techniques: bone (material); carving (processes)
Measurements: 22.3 cm long, 0.15 cm to 1.05 cm wide

Description

The stylus is rectangular in section toward the top, and adorned with a pattern of x's bordered by grooves; the top terminates in a grooved pyramid.

Subject

writing; communication; styluses

Identifier

Repository Accession Number: 980.5.4
Record: UO-MCA-980-5-4

Source

Cataloguer: Elizabeth Hawker, University of Ottawa
Photographer: Elizabeth Hawker, University of Ottawa
Image Date: 2018-03-01

Rights

The images are provided by the Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa. For contact information, visit the Museum website: https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/en/museum | Les images sont fournies par le Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines de l'Université d’Ottawa. Visitez le site du musée pour les coordonnées : https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/fr/musee