The 10" x 4" (25 x 10 cm) artifact is "decorated with intricate military and religious images," and may be from a "tabernacle – a box used to carry and protect sacred texts – carried by the Knights Templar."
Fleamarket find might be Templar artifact
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2009-09-05 18:18
Christie's auction house in London is trying to verify claims that an ornately-decorated piece of wood, found at an English car boot sale, might be the door of a Templar tabernacle, dating from between 700 and 1200 C.E. (photo)
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