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Rare Anglo-Saxon aestel or manuscript pointer, 9th century. A sphere of rock crystal in a cruciform gold mount, found near Warminster, Wiltshire. It is similar to several pointers commissioned by Alfred, King of Wessex (871-899 AD) and sent out to the dioceses of the kingdom with his translation of Pope Gregory the Great's Pastoral Care. From the Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum

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Rare Anglo-Saxon aestel or manuscript pointer, 9th century. A sphere of rock crystal in a cruciform gold mount, found near Warminster, Wiltshire. It is similar to several pointers commissioned by Alfred, King of Wessex (871-899 AD) and sent out to the dioceses of the kingdom with his translation of Pope Gregory the Great's Pastoral Care. From the Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum

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Werner Forman Archive / Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence

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Place of photography:

Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum

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Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence

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Image sizes (pixel):
3824 X 4559
Image sizes (cm at 300 dpi):
32 X 38
Image sizes (MB):
5.04
Color space:
RGB

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