Object: Stylus
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Private Collection,of Late Lord Amherst of Hackney, FSA,Sotheby's 17.vi.21, Lot 827
Site: Egypt,City of Akhenaten (Tell el Amarna)
Discovery context: auction
Country: Egypt
Year of discovery: 1891
Length (mm): A 147; B 42.5; C 160
Width (mm): A 3.5, 5; B 4.5 to 5; C 3 to 5.5
Weight (g): A 12.4; B 1; C 15.5
Surface: A. Rough all over + a patina of greyish green which is rough as through soil is encrusted with it + whitish patches. B. Slightly rough through corrosion, which is thin - but nearly coveres the surface. Light greyish green patina. C. Rough nearly all over - caused by soil encrusted with a patina of greyish green. This is chipped off where thin near point, showing a dark brown coppery surface.
Description: A. Not quite round at thickest end, but the pointed end is practically round. B.  Is hollow, although the others seem to be solid. C. Has a coppery appearance.
Remarks: Discovered by Lord Amherst 1891/2