The Hand of Cleopatra is beautifully made, effective, and clever – a collector’s dream.

This particular piece is really a utility item, in that you can control what the hand points to – and it can be different each spin. But when you dress it up like this, the performance and story aspects really increase and you can perform some very impressive, and scary, magic. Perfect for bizarre performances, or any Alan Warner collector who is inspired by his Egyptian themes.

Effect: Six cards are handed to the spectator to shuffle and select a single one. This card is remembered and shuffled back into the packet of cards.  Now a small pyramid is handed to the spectator for examination and placed down on the table.

The six shuffled cards are placed face down around the pyramid and no one knows where the selected card is.

Next a small hand is introduced and handed to the spectator to examine. The spectator picks up the hand and rests it on the point of the pyramid and then spins it around on the point – the performer neither touches the hand nor the pyramid. The hand eventually spins to a halt, pointing at one card only, the other cards are turned face up and none of them is the selected card.

There is one card left, the one the hand is pointing to … it is turned face up and is found to be the very card chosen by the spectator!

This effect can be repeated if desired.