ROMAN BRONZE WRITING TOOL - STYLUS. Ca. AD 1 - 300. A bronze stylus with a slender, round-section shaft and balustered elements at both ends. One side tapers to a sharp point, while the other terminates in a flat, rectangular blade. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1968,0626.38. Size: 135mm x 10mm; Weight: 17g Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.