River Tyne, Roman relief of Fortuna
River Tyne, Roman relief of Fortuna
HER Number
1482
District
Newcastle
Site Name
River Tyne, Roman relief of Fortuna
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Monument <By Form>
Site Type: Broad
Findspot
Site Type: Specific
Statue
General Period
ROMAN
Specific Period
Roman 43 to 410
Form of Evidence
Find
Description
A relief carving, in local buff sandstone, of Fortuna was recovered from the north channel of the Tyne at the Swing Bridge in 1884. Rather worn and with some damage, it measures 0.44 metres high x 0.253 metres x 0.088 metres. It consists of a draped female figure standing in an arched niche.
Easting
425190
Northing
563750
Grid Reference
NZ425190563750
Sources
<< HER 1482 >> E.J. Phillips, 1977, Great Britain, Corpus Signorum Imperii Romani, Vol. I Fasc I, no. 183
T. Hodgkin, 1885, Altar etc. from the Tyne,Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 2, I (for 1882-84), 163
G.R.B. Spain, 1930, Inscribed and Sculptured Stones Newcastle, Northumberland County History, XIII, 545 no. 4
T. Hodgkin, 1885, Altar etc. from the Tyne,Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle, 2, I (for 1882-84), 163
G.R.B. Spain, 1930, Inscribed and Sculptured Stones Newcastle, Northumberland County History, XIII, 545 no. 4