Newcastle, gold ring

HER Number:
6606

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, gold ring

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE NZ26SW

Class:
Dress and Personal Accessories

Site Type: Broad:
Personal Ornament

Site Type: Specific:
Finger Ring

General Period:
Unknown

Specific Period:

Form of Evidence:
Find

Description:
"An impression of an antique plain gold ring sent by Sir William C Trevelyan, bought at Malton by a friend who was assured it was dug up in Newcastle. The stone is red, well inserted and exactly on a level with the surface of the ring. The subject is a cupid offering grapes to an aged head".

Easting:
2

Northing:
6

Grid Reference:
NZ26

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Archaeologia Aeliana, Series 2, Vol VI, (1865), p 95