A dealer of antiques picked up what appears to be a 900 year old Knights Templar Artifact. Martin Roberts 13 pounds for a chest of draws and which he traded for the decorative piece. The artifact was found in the market town of Masham which has numerous connections to the Templars.
Roberts is hoping experts from Christie's can provide clues to what the piece actually is. Some experts think it could be a door from a Templar tabernacle, used to carry sacred items. Others think it could be a Orthodox church artifact dating from around 1,300 years ago.
Mr. Roberts who is from Leeds thinks the peice could shed new light on stories that the Templars brought the Holy Grail to North Yorkshire.
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