Aestel (Minster Lovell Jewel)

Details

• Title

  Aestel (Minster Lovell Jewel)

• Associated place

  Europe › United Kingdom › England › Oxfordshire › West Oxfordshire District › Minster Lovell (find spot)

• Date

  9th century AD (AD 801 - 900)
  Anglo-Saxon Period (AD 400 - 1066)

• Material and technique

  enamel, gold

• Material index

  processed material › enamel;

  processed material › metal › gold

• Object type

  personal ornament › jewellery › brooch › disc brooch

• Dimensions

  3.1 cm (length)
  2.3 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Reverend Wilson, 1869.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 41 | England 400 - 1600

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  AN1869.20

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