THE MUMMY (1999) - Functional Hero Golden Book of the Living - A functional hero Golden Book of the Living from Stephen Sommers' action adventure The Mummy. The Golden Book of the Living was one of two prominent Ancient Egyptian artefacts to feature in the film, the other being the Book of the Dead. Also known as the Golden Book of Amun-Ra, it was discovered under a statue of Horus in Hamunaptra by Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser), Jonathan Carnahan (John Hannah) and Ardeth Bay (Oded Fehr), and was later used by Jonathan and Evelyn (Rachel Weisz) to make the nefarious Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo) mortal.

The heavy book is primarily made of resin finished in gold paint to resemble solid gold, and features several intentionally tarnished bronze components. Intricately decorated, the front cover features sporadic curved lines, an Egyptian hieroglyph insignia on the left side, and raised scarab beetle emblems. It also features a large moving, circular resin lock section, which is finished in shades of faux bronze and displays an embedded sun-shaped emblem, where a key would have been inserted.

The book's embellished metal spine displays 12 individual strands attached to each internal page. Designed to hold the front cover in place, four metal vulture-like clasps are inserted into the scarab emblems and are adjoined to uniquely designed hinges. Located within the book are 12 resin tablet pages covered in ornate hieroglyph detailing.

To open the book, the circular mechanical emblem on the cover must be twisted in an anticlockwise direction, which causes the two clasps on the right side to pop up. To close the book, the two clasps should be pushed down into their corresponding slots and held. The emblem should then be turned clockwise, causing the locks to fix back into place.

Intentionally distressed for the production, there are some small chips on the cover. Dimensions: 14.5" x 14.5" x 4.75" (37 cm x 37 cm x 12 cm)

Contains mechanical components; see mechanical notice in the Buyer's Guide.

Estimate: $50,000 - 100,000

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