(Paramount, 1984) This Sanskrit cloth fragment is hand-painted with two ancient Indian figures – Sankara’s meeting with Shiva on Mount Kalisa, and measures 6 in. x 7 1/2 in. Integral to the plot of the film, this cloth was originally given to Indiana by a boy from the village, from which the sacred Sankara stones have been stolen. Indiana later explained the meaning of the images and the writing on this cloth: Sankara climbs Mount Kalisa and meets Shiva who tells him to “go forth and combat evil”, gaving him five magic rocks. Later, Indiana finds a secret passage in Pankot Palace which has a wall painting depicting the same scene as the cloth, with the words “Do not betray this truth”. This passage eventually leads him to the caves where the village children are kepts as slaves by the evil Thugee cult. A great prop from the second film in the Indiana Jones trilogy. Originally acquired from Barry Wilkinson, the film’s property master.

Estimate $3,000 – $4,000