Newburn, River Tyne, bronze bowl

HER Number:
626

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newburn, River Tyne, bronze bowl

Place:
Newburn

Map Sheet:
NZ16SE

Class:
Container

Site Type: Broad:
Container

Site Type: Specific:
Bowl

General Period:
Unknown

Specific Period:

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:
1812

Northing:
6366

Grid Reference:
NZ18126366

Lats/Lons:

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