River Tyne, bronze bowl
River Tyne, bronze bowl
HER Number
626
District
Newcastle
Site Name
River Tyne, bronze bowl
Place
Newburn
Map Sheet
NZ16SE
Class
Monument <By Form>
Site Type: Broad
Findspot
Site Type: Specific
Bowl
General Period
UNCERTAIN
Specific Period
Uncertain
Form of Evidence
Find
Description
A bronze bowl was found in 1883 following the partial removal of Blaydon Island to widen the River Tyne opposite the mouth of the Blaydon Burn. It was 16.5 in diam, 6.5 in deep, and made in one piece except for a plain rim, 2 in deep, which had been rivetted on. It was presented to the Society of Antiquaries by Dr. Bruce. It is now thought likely to be Roman. Though in the accession records of the Museum of Antiquities, its whereabouts are unknown.
Easting
418120
Northing
563660
Grid Reference
NZ418120563660
Sources
<< HER 626 >> Dr. J.C. Bruce, 1887, Donations to the Museum,Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 2, II (for 1885-6), pp. 279-80, 301
T. Hodgkin, 1892, Discovery of Roman Bronze Vessels at Prestwick Carr, Archaeologia Aeliana, 2, XV, pp. 162-3
T. Hodgkin, 1892, Discovery of Roman Bronze Vessels at Prestwick Carr, Archaeologia Aeliana, 2, XV, pp. 162-3