Lot 241 GRAIL CUP FROM INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE
GRAIL CUP FROM INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE - (Paramount, 1989) The Holy Grail, made of berglass/resin painted to resemble earthenware or terracotta, heavily weathered, with very bright gold leaf paint on the inside surface. In the nal sequence of the fi lm, Indy uses it to save his father, Henry Jones Sr. (played by Sean Connery) via its “Divine healing properties”. Made of resin, the prop was so designed to withstand the tumble down into the chasm that opened up beneath the Great Seal on the oor of the Grail Temple in the lm. An icon of the lm and the key plot device, this wonderful artifact is an important and instantly recognizable piece of Hollywood history. Measures approx. 5 ½ inches tall. Exhibits a crack through the bowl obtained from production, which has been expertly repaired. Originally acquired from Paul Robins, the prop maker who made this piece for the production.
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