All The Artifacts Indiana Jones Has Recovered

After seeing Donovan (Julian Glover) choose the False Grail, Indiana Jones chooses the most humble chalice he can find. Thankfully, the third Indiana Jones film attests the Holy Grail is really the cup of a humble carpenter. The Grail provides powers such as eternal life and bodily healing, which Jones uses to heal his father, Henry (Sean Connery). Eternal life, however, only persists until the drinker crosses the Great Seal of the Temple. The Holy Grail is believed to be the cup Jesus used during the Last Supper and the cup that caught his blood during his end.

In Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones recovers the Ark of the Covenant, a chest that - according to ancient Hebrews - carries the original Ten Commandments. Jones fights to recover the Ark of the Covenant before his enemies do, as he fears they'll use its immense powers to conquer the world. At one point, museum curator Marcus Brody (Denholm Elliott) describes the arc, saying, "The Bible speaks of the Ark leveling mountains and laying waste to entire regions. An army which carries the Ark before it is invincible."

In Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones tracks down Marion Ravenwood (Karen Allen) who is in possession of the Headpiece to the Staff of Ra, a crucial key to the search for the Ark of the Covenant. While his enemies dig in the wrong location, Jones is able to locate the Well of Souls, attach the Headpiece of the Staff of Ra, and locate the Ark's true burial site. Of course, his adversaries find him and discover the truth.

In Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, a young Indiana Jones attempts to thwart grave robbers from taking the Cross of Coronado, a golden, jewel-encrusted crucifix named after Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, a Spanish explorer. It is thought to feature pieces of the original cross from which Jesus hung. Jones believes the artifact belongs in a museum and takes the Cross of Coronado from the robbers, but he loses it to a corrupt sheriff. As an adult, Jones reclaims the Cross of Coronado and gives it to his friend Marcus Brody (Denholm Elliott) so it can join the Spanish collection at the museum.

According to Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, three brothers - all knights of the First Crusade - left markers that reveal the location of the Holy Grail, one of which is the Grail Tablet. This marker is made of sandstone and is missing its top section. Jones translates the broken Grail Tablet's text to read: [Whoever] drinks the water I shall give him, says the Lord, will have a spring inside him welling up for eternal life. Let them bring me to your holy mountain in the place where you dwell. Across the desert and through the mountains to the Canyon of the Crescent Moon, to the temple where the cup that holds the blood of Jesus Christ resides forever.

According to a legend in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, the Knights of the First Crusade left markers describing the final location of the Holy Grail. The second marker is Sir Richard's shield, buried with his body during the 12th century. The shield's upper-right section is a perfect match to the Grail Tablet. Indiana Jones and Dr. Elsa Schneider (Alison Doody) make a wax copy of the shield while in the catacombs of Venice using notes from Jones's father, Henry Jones. They eventually have to abandon the shield due to a fire, so the copy of the text is the only surviving remnant of Richard's shield.

When Indiana Jones enters the Grail sanctuary at the Temple of the Sun in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, he finds an ancient Knight reading from the Bible, or the Grail Knight's book. The Knight is shown kneeling in prayer before he stands to unsuccessfully challenge Jones. The book rests on a giant stone table.

The first artifact Indiana Jones recovers on-screen in Raiders of the Lost Ark is the Chachapoyan Fertility Idol, a golden statue hidden deep in a Peruvian temple representing Pachamama. Jones is able to survive various traps and recover the artifact, only to have it immediately taken by his archeologist archnemesis, Dr. René Belloq (Paul Freeman). The fictional fertility idol was inspired by the real-life Dumbarton Oaks Birthing Figure, originally believed to date from the Aztec period, but now believed by some skeptics to be a 19th-century forgery.

Indiana Jones recovers the Sankara Stones - five polished stones promised to combat evil by the Hindu god Shiva - from the Thuggee cult in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. The Sankara Stones glow when brought together, giving warmth to those who are good and fire to those who have betrayed Shiva. Jones returns one stone to Mayapore, where the people believe it brings happiness to their village.

During the climax of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Indiana Jones survives various traps to finally get to the Grail sanctuary where he encounters the Grail Knight (Robert Eddison). The knight swings his sword at Jones but falls backwards under the sword's weight due to his advanced age. The knight believes Jones has come to take his place protecting the Grail and attempts to give the archeologist his sword, but the bad guy shows up as Jones is declining.

Allegedly owned by Alexander the Great, Indiana Jones trades Chinese gangster Lao Che (Roy Chiao) for the Peacock Diamond in the Club Obi Wan. In exchange for the precious jewel, Lao Che wants Jones to give him the ashes of Nurhachi, AKA the first emperor of the Manchu dynasty. Technically, Jones does not recover the Peacock's Eye in the club, as Lao Che disables him and the diamond is lost in the ensuing scramble.

A golden burial mask placed over conquistador Francisco de Orellana's face, the Death Mask is notable to Indiana Jones for its strangeness, as the Spanish didn't wear burial masks at the time. The Crystal Skull of Ankator is hidden behind Orellana's body in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

In Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, a child who escapes from the Thuggee cult collapses into the arms of Indiana Jones and gives him the Sanskrit manuscript cloth fragment that shows five magical stones gifted to a Hindu priest by the god Shiva in order to fight evil. This helps Jones realize the stones depicted are the Sankara Stones.

Chinese gangsters hire Jones to find the ashes of Nurhachi, the first emperor of the Manchu dynasty in China. If he succeeds, they promise to give him the Peacock Diamond. After the trade, however, head mobster Lao Che (Roy Chiao) tricks Jones into drinking toxins, and he must abandon the diamond and the ashes in a scramble for safety.

In Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Indiana Jones discovers the partial remains of one of 13 interdimensional beings. The Crystal Skull of Akator has an elongated back of the head, is magnetic, and features psychic properties that can control people (and ants).

In Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, the False Grail is found within the inner sanctuary of the Temple of the Sun. And while it might not be the real thing, it's still made of gold and encrusted with jewels. It is used by the Grail Knight (Robert Eddison) to test questers' worthiness. Donovan (Julian Glover) and Schneider (Alison Doody) choose this elaborate chalice, thinking it might be the Holy Grail - since it's not, Donovan withers away to bones before shattering into dust.