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//Oxford, Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology

Date

800th century

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology

Reference

HRM19E74_294

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

8,9Mb (268,7Kb) / 7,1in x 4,9in / 2121 x 1470 (300dpi)

Keywords

nature England religious flower flowers plant country petal religion green English color colour cross decorative Christianity gold location century symmetry floral concept flowered motif Anglican Church of England enamel historic 9th century enamelling object gold colour Unknown gold aestel green colour enamelled bassetaille Ashmolean Museum Minster Lovell Minster Lovell Jewel gold object