Horned Statue
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| ARTIFACT | |
| Horned Statue | |
|---|---|
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| Culture | Atlantian |
| Origin | c. 1600 BC Atlantis |
| Discovered by | Marcus Brody |
| Collected by | Klaus Kerner |
The Horned Statue was a small Atlantean artifact in the possession of the Barnett College museum.
Klaus Kerner, using another moniker and presenting himself as a doctor, approached Indiana Jones and provided him with a 'key' that was compatible with the statue's shape. Indiana Jones found the statue and opened it with the key. The statue opened revealing a bead inside.
Kerner then revealed his true intentions and stole the statue from Indy's and Marcus' grasp.
Later he delivered it to Dr. Hans Ubermann who was obsessed with finding Atlantis. According to Ubermann the statue was an excavating machine, powered by Orichalcum, something which he demonstrated.
[edit] Behind the scenes
The procedure of the finding and theft of the statue differ between the comic and the game.
Also, in the comic other identical statues are found by Indy when he visits Iceland (unearthed by Thorskald) and Azores (hid there years earlier by Jastro). Showing one such statue to Charles Sternhart, persuaded him to guide them in an Atlantean ruin in the Yucatan.
