1123001 The Warminster Jewel, 9th century (rock crystal & gold) by English School, (9th century); Salisbury Museum; (add.info.: This is an aestel (manuscript pointer), found by a metal detectorist in a field near Cley Hill, Warminster in 1997. The jewel is made from rock crystal and set in a beaded wire frame of gold. At the centre there is either a blue glass bead or a lapis lazuli cabochon (a gemstone that has been shaped and polished). The gold shaft would have held an ivory or wood pointer to be used as an aid to reading.); 穢 Salisbury Museum ; English, out of copyright.