Saxon King Alfred's Jewel Ornate Enameled c878 AD 1930s Trade Ad Card

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Saxon King Alfred's Jewel Ornate Enameled c878 AD 1930s Trade Ad Card
NOTE:
THESE ARE NOT POSTCARDS
THEY ARE TRADE/ADVERTISING CARDS.
THEY ARE MUCH SMALLER THAN A STANDARD POSTCARD
AND
THERE IS ADVERTISING TEXT ON THE BACK!
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY  3 1/8 '' x 2 3/8 ''  or  8.0 cm. x 6.5 cm.
ORIGINAL 1930s TRADE - ADVERTISING CARD
THE ALFRED JEWEL
The celebrated jewel which bears the name
of the Saxon King was found in 1693 at
Newton Park near the Isle of Athelney in
Somersetshire. It was to this secluded spot
that Alfred retired when pressed by the
Danes in 878. The enamel work of Saxon
times was a revival of the Celtic art but
in the Alfred Jewel the influence of the East
is seen. The plaque of cloisonne enamel is
surrounded by a fret of the letters :
AELFRED MEC HEHT GEWYRCAN.
(Alfred ordered me to be made.)
The setting is of gold, the whole being two
inches long. The original is in the Ash-
molean Museum, Oxford.
NOTE:
THE REVERSE SIDE HAS TEXT ABOUT THE IMAGE ON THE FRONT SIDE .
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
3 1/8 '' x 2 3/8 ''  or  8.0 cm. x 6.5 cm.
NOTE:
THE IMAGES ABOVE IS LARGER THAN THE CARD
TO SHOW THE DETAIL.
SEE IMAGES ABOVE WITH THE RULER AS A SCALE!
THIS CARD IS NOT A MODERN REPRODUCTION - IT IS AN ORIGINAL
THERE MAY BE:
PAPER LOSS - SMUDGING - BENT and/or ROUNDED CORNERS
SEE IMAGES ABOVE!
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