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 seven 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 claims to create "a protective field" against radiation.
"The wisdom of the masses has done its part," the Authority said Tuesday.
שאפו לגולש מיכה ברק מאיטליה, ולכל מי שלקח חלק בפתרון תעלומת החפץ מבית הקברות הירושלמי!מאות תגובות זרמו אלינו מאז פרסום...
Posted by רשות העתיקות - לגעת בעבר on Tuesday, December 22, 2015
