500-year-old mystery wand launched

British people are about to have a chance to admire a wand once buried more than half a millennium ago.

Sticks and rings in a grave at Furness Abbey.

While repairing Furness Abbey in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbira County, England in 2010, workers accidentally spotted a staff and a ring, ITV reported.

The staff, made of bronze, is the object that only those who hold high office in the Church of God have the right to keep. It is located in a tomb that has never been excavated at the main hall, the most noble place in the monastery. It is the grave of a former monk, but his identity remains a mystery. Experts believe that the tomb was built in the 50s of the 12th century.

Previously only those who held high positions in the church were allowed to hold the staff.

The upper part of the staff is made of copper. The old artisan decorated it with a silver-plated medal with the image of St. Michael, the archangel, defeated a dragon, and a snake's head. The wooden part of the handle and the rolled-up cloth are still intact.

Inaugurated in 1124, Furness Abbey was once one of the largest and richest monasteries in the UK. Today one can feel the monastery's position and level of richness when admiring the remaining red sandstone.

Licenses and rings adorned with precious stones will be displayed at Furness Abbey from May 4 to 7.