The Ark of the Covenant, a golden
casket described in the book of Exodus as containing the Ten Commandments, has
been discovered in Froghill.
The fabled chest, previously
claimed as resting in places as diverse as Ethiopia and Ireland, was
uncovered by accident yesterday afternoon.
“I was up in the loft, having an
early spring clean,” said Tilly Banstead of Chestnut Rise. “I’d already found
some old vinyl albums of my husband’s tucked away in a corner and then I came
across this box with a rug draped over it.
“When I pulled away the rug, I
noticed that the box appeared to be covered in gold. So I opened it up to see if
there was anything in it.”
Inside, Ms. Banstead found two heavy
stone tablets, a wooden staff and a clay pot containing a dried aromatic substance. Realising that she might have stumbled across something of historical
significance, she phoned the Froghill Institute of Social History.
“It certainly is a most intriguing
find,” said FISH researcher Dr. Crispin Mortlake. “Though of course it will be
some time before we can vouch for the casket’s authenticity.”
When asked how she felt about her
discovery, Ms. Banstead said: “To be honest, I was more excited at
finding a copy of Diamond Dogs by David
Bowie. They can fetch quite a lot on eBay if they’re in good condition."
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