Side view of the 9thC Alfred Jewel: AELFRED MEC HEHT GEWYRCAN - 'Alfred ordered me to be made', in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.pic.twitter.com/SGFtBK0Get
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So incredible these jewels were found undamaged. Fascinating!
The Alfred jewel was dug up in a field when they were plowing. It's an aestel--the jewel at the end of a book pointer!
Oh, that makes me love it even more that's it was used with books! Just lovely.
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