Pointer

This replica of the Alfred jewel was made by Payne and Sons of Oxford for the Millenium celebrations of King Alfred in 1901. The Alfred Jewel is one of the most famous Anglo-Saxon objects. It was discovered at North Newton in 1693, not far from the abbey at Athelney, founded by Alfred the Great. Around the edge are the words AELFRED MEC HEHT GEWYRCAN (•Alfred ordered me to be madeê). The jewel may have been the head of a pointer, used for following words in a book. The original jewel is preserved in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, and was made in about AD 890.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
TTNCM : 178/2009
Collection Class
Anglo-Saxon
Material
enamel, gold, rock crystal
Common Name
pointer
Simple Name
aestel (replica)
Period Classification
Modern (AD 1800-Present)
Production Town
Oxford
Production County
Oxfordshire
Production Country
England
Production Date
1901
Production Person Surname
Payne and Sons

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Alfred Jewel (replica)