Bronze stylus

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4th–1st century BCE · Bronze · Greek and Roman Art

This stylus has a point on one end to scratch letters and a flattened surface on the other to scrape the surface of a writing tablet. Ancient Greek writing tablets were typically made of wood, either with a recessed inner face to hold beeswax or flat with a painted white surface.

Artist

Unknown

Date

4th–1st century BCE

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Cypriot

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76