Alfred Jewel

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Alfred Jewel, gold and enamel, Anglo-Saxon, c. 9th century; in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

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Alfred Jewel: Media

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Alfred Jewel, gold and enamel, Anglo-Saxon, c. 9th century; in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

Alfred Jewel, gold and enamel, Anglo-Saxon, c. 9th century; in the Ashmolean...

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