The Alfred Jewel is inscribed "aelfred mec hect gewyrcan", "Alfred ordered me to be made" i.e. Alfred the Great (871-899). The jewel, of gold and enamel, is covered with rock crystal. It was discovered in 1693, and is kept in the Ashmolean.
- Date:
- 1860 - 1922
- Location:
- ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM, ST GILES STREET, OXFORD, Oxford, Oxfordshire
- Reference:
- HT06992
- Type:
- Photograph (Inkjet Print)
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