Alfred Jewel

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Title Alfred Jewel
Location City/State North Petherton (origin)
Location Country England
Style Period Medieval Art: British Isles (and north)
Patron Alfred I (the Great)
Description three-quarter view
Creation Date late 9th Century CE
Form ornament
Medium gold, rock crystal, enamel
Dimensions L: 2-1/2"
Inscription/Marks "Alfred ordered me to be made (aelfred mec heht gewyrcan)"
Repository Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, Oxford (England)
Source Slide Library 170 -Medieval Material Culture: profane
Work ID 607
Rights Digital Image Copyright University of Utah
ARK ark:/87278/s68w6q2t
Setname uu_aah_art
ID 26349
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s68w6q2t
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