Hang an item from the Ashmolean Museum's collections on your Christmas tree with this wooden decoration, inspired by the Alfred Jewel. An Anglo-Saxon masterpiece of goldsmith's work formed around a tear-shaped slice of polished rock crystal, that is a notable part of the museum's core collection. Made with precision laser cutting techniques using high-quality birch wood, and provided with a colour-coordinated gold satin string for hanging.
This decoration is made by Artcuts from responsibly sourced European Birch Plywood
The original Alfred Jewel artefact was found while digging for peat in a moor in North Petherton, Somerset, in 1693. Known as the Alfred Jewel, the inscription in Old English around the sides: AELFRED MEC HEHT GEWYRCAN ('Alfred ordered me to be made') most likely connects the jewel with the 9th-century King Alfred, known as Alfred the Great.

Last updated: 26/08/26

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