This is a metal stylus originating from India.I acquired this stylus from Chennai in 2015.
Stylus is a sharp pointed at one end and blunt on the other. Stylus is used to incise a writing on a palm leaf. The incision is later filled with carbon powder from lamp flame so that the writing is readable.
See below my palm leaf manuscripts which were written using stylus :
Bali Lontar 01
Bali Lontar 02
Bali Lontar 03
Quran Lontar
Artifact Spec:
Dim : 225mm
Date : 19-20th Century CE
Material : Steel
Origin : South India