The head of C-3PO from the Star Wars film saga sold at auction for $843,000. Actor Anthony Daniels, who played the role of the droid, parted with a collection of iconic props

The C-3PO droid from the Star Wars film saga has become perhaps one of the most recognisable characters not only in George Lucas' films, but in the film industry as a whole.

Actor Anthony Daniels, who played the role of the golden robot, decided to auction costumes, props and scripts, which were kept in his collection for several decades.

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Among the "artefacts" there was the C-3PO helmet head in which the actor starred in the first 1977 film Star Wars: A New Hope in the Tusken Raiders attack scene.

This item aroused a huge interest of collectors and for him managed to get $ 843 thousand dollars, although before the start of the auction it was expected that the price for the head of C-3PO could reach $ 1.2 million.

From the auction sold and the original script of the third edition, signed by George Lucas photo album and fingers C-3PO.

The actor himself commented on parting with his rarities:

I realised that I have all these things stored away, and it's not that they're not loved, but they're not paid attention to, and we don't want them cluttering up the living room. Will I be sad to part with them? No. I'll enjoy the fact that people will cherish them and put them on display.

Source: BBC