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{{Infobox Object | {{Infobox Object | ||
|image = Cup of Athelstan.jpg | |image = Cup of Athelstan.jpg | ||
|type = Jewel-encrusted cup | |type = Jewel-encrusted cup | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
The cup was given to [[Athelstan of England|Athelstan]], King of England, in [[ | The cup was given to [[Athelstan of England|Athelstan]], King of England, in [[924]] AD as a coronation gift from [[Hywel]], King of the Welsh. | ||
Lady [[Christina de Souza]] stole it during Easter [[2009]] and then travelled on a [[bus]], [[the 200]], through a [[wormhole]] to [[San Helios|another planet]]. The [[Tenth Doctor]] later used it to get the bus and its passengers back through the wormhole to [[Earth]]. Unfortunately, he had to destroy the cup in the process. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'') | Lady [[Christina de Souza]] stole it during [[Easter]], [[2009]] and then travelled on a [[bus]], [[the 200]], through a [[wormhole]] to [[San Helios|another planet]]. The [[Tenth Doctor]] later used it to get the bus and its passengers back through the wormhole to [[Earth]]. The gold was conductive and able to be the basis for an electrical current. Unfortunately, he had to destroy the cup in the process because it did not fit into the apparatus constructed to house it, forcing the Doctor to bash it down to size with a [[hammer]]. Christina was chastened at the loss of the antique. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'') | ||
After the Cup of Athelstan's disappearance, security was vastly improved for the [[Mona Lisa]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mona Lisa's Revenge]]'') | After the Cup of Athelstan's disappearance, which the curator [[Lionel Harding]] referred it as "the Cup of Athelstan fiasco at Easter", security was vastly improved for the ''[[Mona Lisa]]''. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mona Lisa's Revenge (TV story)|Mona Lisa's Revenge]]'') | ||
[[Category:Human artefacts]] | [[Category:Human artefacts]] | ||
[[Category:Stolen property]] | [[Category:Stolen property]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:03, 19 August 2024
The Cup of Athelstan was a historical treasure stored in the International Gallery in London, worth 18 million pounds. It was made of solid gold.
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
The cup was given to Athelstan, King of England, in 924 AD as a coronation gift from Hywel, King of the Welsh.
Lady Christina de Souza stole it during Easter, 2009 and then travelled on a bus, the 200, through a wormhole to another planet. The Tenth Doctor later used it to get the bus and its passengers back through the wormhole to Earth. The gold was conductive and able to be the basis for an electrical current. Unfortunately, he had to destroy the cup in the process because it did not fit into the apparatus constructed to house it, forcing the Doctor to bash it down to size with a hammer. Christina was chastened at the loss of the antique. (TV: Planet of the Dead)
After the Cup of Athelstan's disappearance, which the curator Lionel Harding referred it as "the Cup of Athelstan fiasco at Easter", security was vastly improved for the Mona Lisa. (TV: Mona Lisa's Revenge)
