HOLY GRAIL ‘A CRUDE AND OBVIOUS FAKE’
The metal bowl donated to a Froghill charity shop three weeks ago is “categorically not the Holy Grail”, according to a spokesman for the British Museum.
The bowl was given to Save the Tapirs by a man who subsequently turned out to have escaped from a secure ward at The Firs. The event gave rise to hopes that the vessel used by Jesus at the Last Supper might miraculously have found its way to Froghill.
Speaking on behalf of the British Museum, Dr. Digby Morpeth told the Observer : “I can confirm that the bowl is categorically not the Holy Grail. Upon its being subjected to carbon-dating, the artefact proved to be somewhat less than 30 years old.
“The inscription ‘World’s Best Saviour’, which appeared on the side of the vessel, was poorly executed, most likely done with the point of a Swiss Army knife. This was easily stripped away by acid etching. Once removed, the legend ‘A Souvenir from Skegness’ could be clearly discerned.
“Likewise the signature ‘Samuel Cohen and Sons, Jerusalem’ on the base which, once erased, revealed the words: ‘Golden Dragon Manufacturing Co., Taiwan’.
“It is with regret that I must inform the townspeople of Froghill that their hoped-for Holy Grail is nothing more than a crude and obvious fake. It is considerably less miraculous than finding a live tadpole in a bottle of low fat milk.”
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28/11/06 @ 08:32