Indiana Jones 4 - Crystal Skull

The crystal skull, depicted in this image, is maintained at the British Museum (in London).  Photo, by Rafal Chalgasiewicz, online Wikimedia Commons.  LICENSE:  CC BY 3.0

It is at least 3,600 years old
and according to legend
was used by the High Priest of the Maya
when performing esoteric rites.
It is said that when he willed death
with the help of the skull,
death invariably followed.

F.A. Mitchell-Hedges

Commenting on the Crystal “Skull of Doom”
in Danger My Ally  (1954 edition)

 

Made, and launched, by the Soviet Union, the satellite is a major achievement. The first round of the space race is won by America’s cold-war enemy, and the United States government is humiliated.