archaicwonder: Roman Stylus and Ligula , 2nd-3rd Century ADA tapering bronze round-section stylus wi
archaicwonder: Roman Stylus and Ligula , 2nd-3rd Century ADA tapering bronze round-section stylus with baluster and angled scraper; secured by a length of chain to an equal-arm cross plaque and a triangular hooked ligula.A stylus was a metal pen used for scratching words into wax on wooden tablets. A ligula was an instrument with a narrow cup-shaped scoop, which may have been used as a medical probe, an ear scoop or for picking up small quantities of ointment. -- source link