Charlton Heston as Moses Scepter in 'The Ten Commandments' Designed by Edith Head; Ralph Jester, John Jensen, Dorthy Jeakins and Arnold Friedberg
Description
Scepter carried by Charlton Heston as the Egyptian prince, Moses, constructed of a faux ebony shaft with six bands of brass, four of the bands etched with Egyptian motif and crowned with a brass ball. This scepter was carried in Heston's opening shots of the film depicting Moses returning from Egypt.
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Measures 24" X 4". When it was shown in a Egyptian museum, the read the cartouche and it read Moses
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“Charlton Heston as Moses Scepter in 'The Ten Commandments' Designed by Edith Head; Ralph Jester, John Jensen, Dorthy Jeakins and Arnold Friedberg,” Film Costume Collection, accessed January 20, 2025, https://filmcostumecollection.omeka.net/items/show/1205.
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