Tosefta untuk Kidung Agung 1:13

The jar of the manna, and the flask of anointing oil, and the staff of Aaron with its almonds and blossoms, and the chest that the Philistines brought in honor of the God of Israel -- all of these were within the Holy of Holies, [but] from the time that the Ark was hidden away, they were hidden away with it. Two staves projected out from the Ark until they reached the Curtain, as it is said (1 Kings 8:8), "The staves projected out...." Perhaps [we should conclude that] they were not seen from within it (i.e., the Holy of Holies)? Therefore, the verse states (ibid.), "and the ends of the staves could be seen [from the Holy, in front of the Sanctuary]." Perhaps they rent open the Curtain? Therefore, the verse states (ibid.), "and they were not seen outside of it." It is said that from that point onward, the staves extended out and reached the Curtain and pushed against the Curtain. They were seen within it and on top of it, as is stated explicitly in our received tradition (Song of Songs 1:13), "Like a bundle of myrrh is my beloved to me, lying between my breasts ."