Posted on 12/22/2015 11:18:07 AM PST by SJackson
Archaeologists have been unable to determine the use or purpose of an 8.5 kilogram gold tool discovered in a Jerusalem cemetery.
The Israel Antiquities Authority turned to the public on Tuesday in a Facebook post in an attempt to understand the purpose or use for a mysterious artifact that was discovered in an old building in a cemetery in Jerusalem.
Several months ago, a maintenance worker for the cemetery noticed an abandoned package inside an old structure on the cemetery grounds. In accordance with security protocol, the worker immediately alerted police forces in the area who carried out a controlled explosion within the building to eliminate any possible threat from the package.
The damage caused to the structure revealed a gold-colored object which was turned over to the Israel Antiquities Authority for study.
Weighing in at 8.5 kg., the Israel Antiquities Authority has been stumped by the gold object having never seen anything of the like in the past. The object was taken in for testing and examination by experts who tried to understand the use and purpose of the item.
After several months of tests and studies the Antiquities Authority, unable to assign a name to the mysterious object, has now turned to the public for help determining what the object is and how it ended up in the cemetery structure.
So, we turn to you. What do you think it is?
Bead condenser for an Interocitor
“So, we turn to you. What do you think it is?”
Aspergillum
Solved. Modern object.
The antiquities authority said Barak had identified the object as something which seeks to provide energy protection and “is intended for the use of naturopaths and people dealing with energy healing.”
“The object, which is produced by a German company, is called ‘Isis Beamer’ after the Egyptian goddess Isis,” they said.
“In Egyptian mythology she was the goddess of medicine, magic and nature,” the authority added in a Facebook post confirming the answer had been found.
The ministry said it had invited Barak for a visit, adding that: “We hope that those responsible for hiding the object in the cemetery will contact us and inform us why it was buried in an ancient structure and to whom of the dead they wished to give positive energy.”
Wow.. That is one amazingly precision tool for its time. Fascinating. It screams ROYALTY, doesn’t it. Food prep item for the high rollers (no pun intended).
It’s OBVIOUSLY a kite-string reel.
Egg noodles?
Probably a spool valve from a hydraulic control unit.
The O rings are missing.
It’s one of Those. You know, Christmas morning you unwrap that thing from your eccentric Uncle and you exclaim, “Oh, it’s one of Those! I didn’t have one of Those before, and now I do!” Then you discreetly put it on Craigslist as “One of Those” and danged if somebody doesn’t buy it.
Facebook users crack Israel antiquities mysteryDecember 22, 2015 2:02pm
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JERUSALEM -- Israel's Antiquities Authority says Facebook users have solved the mystery of a gilded object thought to be an ancient Jewish relic.
Director of theft prevention Amir Ganor says police alerted his office six months ago to a gold scepter with eight grooves found in a Jerusalem cemetery.
Ganor says his office X-rayed the scepter and analyzed its materials. He mused whether it was used in the biblical Jewish Temples. Experts did not recognize it.
With no further ideas, the authority posted a picture on Facebook and one of 300 responders identified the object: It's a Weber Isis Beamer, a German device that supposedly creates "a protective field" against radiation.
"The wisdom of the masses has done its part," the authority said Tuesday.
The administration refers to it as an ISIL Beamer.
Solomon’s back massager?
Back massager?
Google “Isis Beamer” and you’ll see them in different sizes with a flat wooden top and bottom on them, making them appear somewhat like an hourglass.
ISIL Beamer. LOL
I concur, a spaghetti roller.
Facebook users crack Israel antiquities mystery
And I was thinking flux capacitor.
It’s a dickfer.
Do they do cemetary deliveries?
What a big honey dipper!
Gold colored? What sort of metal is it under the gold? How are the rings attached to the axis?
“Looks like a hair ornament.”
8.5kg = 18.8lbs = strong neck.
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