ire, in or about the year 1870.It was first observed by a ploughman at the pointof his ploughshare. He brought it to his master,who, thinking it brass, attached it to his dogscollar, where it hung until some one assured himit was gold, whereupon he carried it to a silver-smith at York, and… … When we consider how very small is the wholenumber of extant gold rings (whether inscribedor not) that date from the Saxon period, it muststrike us as a very remarkable circumstance thatwe are able to produce three such examples, allwithin the period of Alfreds life, and two of i54 The Alfred Jewel…
Alfred, King of England, 849-901 · Enamel and enameling
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