River Tyne, two Roman brooches
River Tyne, two Roman brooches
HER Number
1496
District
Newcastle
Site Name
River Tyne, two Roman brooches
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Monument <By Form>
Site Type: Broad
Findspot
Site Type: Specific
Brooch
General Period
ROMAN
Specific Period
Roman 43 to 410
Form of Evidence
Find
Description
Listed among the Robert Blair Collection donated to the Society of Antiquaries were "2 harp-shaped bronze fibulae, one of the Backworth type with traces of enamel, and chain attached for wearing as a pair...2nd century A.D. Dredged from the Tyne". It is not clear where these were found.
Easting
424000
Northing
563000
Grid Reference
NZ424000563000
Sources
<< HER 1496 >> Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 1925,Curators' Report for the year 1923, 4, I (for 1923-24), 185
Archaeologia Aeliana, 1924, 3, XXI, 178, pl. 8
L. Allason-Jones, 1989, Women in Roman Britain, pl. 18 p. 61
Archaeologia Aeliana, 1924, 3, XXI, 178, pl. 8
L. Allason-Jones, 1989, Women in Roman Britain, pl. 18 p. 61