The Alfred Jewel and Sight
Egil Bakka
The Alfred jewel, found in 1693 Newton Park near the Island of Athelney Somerset, now Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, is one most famous pieces late Saxon jewellery. It an intriguing object which has never been satisfactorily explained. main facts and theories about it are conveniently summarized booklet by Miss Joan Kirk (now Mrs. J. R. Clarke) published Museum. This present note mainly concerned with use jewel Minster Lovell similar character also described Kirk's booklet, interpretation human figure contained jewel.
The Antiquaries Journal