Scrolls and Parchment

Detailed Scroll

2011-07-28T15:34:00.000-07:00

This beautiful and heavy scroll is amazing! A scroll of similar design was seen in the Hercules ep, My Fair Cupcake, held by Bruce Campbell. However, Bruce's scroll had Blue writing. My good friend Cheri owns that scroll and it can be seen on her page. Please visit!

Rolled up Scroll with Paua Shell seal

2011-07-18T21:08:00.001-07:00

An awesome little scroll, this is rolled and sealed with a ribbon containing a paua shell seal. The scroll is substantial, but completely rolled up in a manner such that you would have to break the seal to unroll it. Generally Xena's items were done in paua shell, but I do not recognize this scroll as having been used by Xena. Does anyone know which episode this is from?

Soul Possession Scroll

2011-04-21T16:55:00.000-07:00

This is the same type of scroll that Joxer used to "disguise" the Ares and Xena marriage contract in Soul Possession. He rolled the contract up inside this scroll and put it in a bottle, and Xena took it to the bottom of the sea. I know of one other exact match to this scroll owned by another collector. Very nice parchment!

Xena and Gab "Legacy" Scroll

2011-04-21T16:46:00.000-07:00

This scroll was used in the season six episode, Legacy. It was carried by Tazere's son Korah in the scene where he is searching for Xena and Gabrielle to inform them of a peace treaty between their tribes. There is a huge sandstorm, so Gab thinks the scroll is a knife, and that Korah is attacking Xena, so she inadvertently kills him with her Sai. Xena picks up the scroll and tells Gab it was a scroll, not a knife. Xena also holds it and reads it when she is helping Gab clean up after the tragic event.

Gabrielle's Birthday Gift- Many Happy Returns Scroll

2009-09-28T13:08:00.001-07:00

This is one of my most treasured props, the infamous Sappho scroll that Xena gives Gabrielle for her birthday in Many Happy Returns. ("There's a moment when I look at you...") We know from our contact in NZ that there were two of these scrolls made and this one screen-matches to the one in the final scene of MHR, from the writing down to the edges of the paper! The scroll has a bird/eagle hard resin emblem which when the scroll is rolled up, sits neatly on the top of it. It is also tied with a ribbon. The writing is hand-inked and the red that you see on the scroll is whatever wax/glue was used to seal the emblem onto it. This prop is quite screen-used and shows signs of wear but was made to look aged and is in wonderful shape! I included the screenshot of Xena's expression when she gives Gabrielle the scroll, just because I think it's freaking adorable!

This scroll was interestingly enough also spotted in the season 5 ep, Motherhood.

Eve, wanting to learn more about her mother via Gabrielle's stories, sits down with Gab's pack of scrolls and begins to read through them when the Furies make Gab stab Eve with her sai. The scroll is the same one Eve is reading when she gets stabbed and then during the battle, it rolls on the floor and gets stepped on. Screenshots to follow. Special thanks to Cheri, the Prop-A-Dile Hunter, for her eagle-eye...and finding this in Motherhood!

Gab/Daphne/Xena Scroll : "Little Problems"

2008-04-14T23:19:00.000-07:00

This neat scroll was used in the Xena season 5 episode, "Little Problems." When Daphne's father is kidnapped by the warlord, the warlord sends a message to Xena on this scroll. Gabrielle gets the scroll and brings it to Xena (in Daphne's body). See screencap above. Very nice, somewhat fragile scroll that probably saw a lot of usage. It has the usual black Greek writing, plus a painted symbol of the warlord's crest, also seen embedded in pieces of his armour. One of the cool things I noticed was that in the screencap, you can see a tiny tear in the edge of the scroll. The same tear is on the scroll and can be matched up as well. Nice item!