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Alfred Jewel
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Alfred Jewel

The Alfred Jewel is a masterpiece of goldsmith's work formed around a tear-shaped slice of rock crystal. Its inscription AELFRED MEC HEHT GEWYRCAN, Alfred ordered me to be made’, connects the jewel with King Alfred the Great (r. 871–899) making it among the most significant of royal relics.

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