M0000472: copy of the Alfred Jewel, an Anglo-Saxon jewel

Previous title, replaced May 2020: A copy of the Alfred Jewel, an Anglo-Saxon jewel

Photograph of a copy of the Alfred Jewel, an Anglo-Saxon jewel associated with Alfred the Great, king of the West Saxons 871-99, found at North Petherton, Somerset, England in 1693. The item was previously part of the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum but is not held by Wellcome Collection.

1929

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.