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Lot # 370: THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (1956) - Studio-Created Full-Size Replica Chariot

Currency:USD Category:Memorabilia / Movie - Props Start Price:6,000.00 USD Estimated At:12,000.00 - 16,000.00 USD
Lot # 370: THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (1956) - Studio-Created Full-Size Replica Chariot
This lot will be auctioned on Tuesday, June 29th. The auction will begin at 9:00am PDT and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on June 30th or July 1st. A studio-created full-size chariot replica based on those seen in Cecil B. DeMille's biblical epic The Ten Commandments. Rameses II (Yul Brynner) and his armies used chariots to chase Moses (Charlton Heston) and the Hebrews, and finally caught up to them at the Red Sea shoreline. Commissioned from the Paramount Studios SFX Department in the 1990s, this replica chariot is made of wood, metal, and fiberglass and features two large wheels and a decorated carriage with imagery of snakes, eagles, cattle, humans, and ankhs painted in shades of golden brown, red, and light blue. The chariot includes a wooden draught pole with upper support, crossbar, and built-in holsters containing eight total silver-color wooden shortspears with red end-pieces and blue pommels. The chariot is in good overall condition with some wear from handling and age, including some paint scuffing and one of the spears missing its pommel. Dimensions: 144" x 70" x 62" (366 cm x 178 cm x 157.5 cm) Special shipping required; see notice in the Buyer's Guide. Estimate: $12,000 - 16,000