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Aestel (Minster Lovell Jewel), 9th century. Artist: Unknown.

Aestel (Minster Lovell Jewel), 9th century. Aestel (Minster Lovell Jewel); the motif is an Anglian cross with arms terminating in rectangles; u-shaped cloisons; gold back-plate with four petalled flower in green and white enamel dark blue background; possibly made in the same workshop as the Alfred Jewel. Dimensions: length: 3.1 cmdiameter: 2.3 cm.

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Title:

Aestel (Minster Lovell Jewel), 9th century. Artist: Unknown.

Caption:

Aestel (Minster Lovell Jewel), 9th century. Aestel (Minster Lovell Jewel); the motif is an Anglian cross with arms terminating in rectangles; u-shaped cloisons; gold back-plate with four petalled flower in green and white enamel dark blue background; possibly made in the same workshop as the Alfred Jewel. Dimensions: length: 3.1 cmdiameter: 2.3 cm

Credit:

Album / Heritage Images / Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

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Image size:

2121 x 1470 px | 8.9 MB

Print size:

18.0 x 12.4 cm | 7.1 x 4.9 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

9TH CENTURY • AESTEL • ANGLICAN • ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM • BASSETAILLE • BLOOM • BLOSSOM • CENTURY • CHRISTIANISM • CHRISTIANITY • CHURCH OF ENGLAND • COLOR • COLOUR • CONCEPT • COUNTRY • CRISTIANDAD • CRISTIANISMO • CROSS • DECORATIVE • ENAMEL • ENAMELLED • ENAMELLING • ENGLAND • ENGLISH • FLORAL • FLOWER • FLOWERED • FLOWERS • GOLD COLOUR • GOLD • GREEN COLOUR • GREEN • HISTORIC • LOCATION • MINSTER LOVELL JEWEL • MINSTER LOVELL • MOTIF • NATURE • OBJECT • OBJECTS • PETAL • PLANT • RELIGION • RELIGIOUS • SYMMETRY • UMBRELLA • WILDERNESS