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{{Infobox Artefact
| name                      = Gold Idol
| image                     = goldenidol.jpg
| type                      =
| created_date              =
| created_place             =
| disappeared_date          =
| disappeared_place         =
| found_date                = 1996
| found_place               = [[Peru]]
| destroyed_date            =
| destroyed_place           =
| current_status            = In [[Lara's Treasure Vault (TR2)|Lara's treasure vault]]
| occurrence_game           = [[Tomb Raider]]<br>
[[Tomb Raider II]]
| level_found               = [[City of Vilcabamba]]
| level_used                = [[City of Vilcabamba]]
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The '''Gold Idol''' is a [[key]] and also a minor [[artefact]] item found in the [[City of Vilcabamba]], the second level of the original [[Tomb Raider]]. It is  and is needed to open the door leading to [[The Lost Valley]]. 

After entering a village hut and moving a [[Movable Blocks|stone block]], Lara finds it in an alcove at the back, along with a [[Silver Key]], which is lying on the opposite side.

Apparently Lara put the Gold Idol to her [[Lara's Treasure Vault (TR2)|treasure vault]] despite the fact that it was placed to its receptacle in the very end of the [[City of Vilcabamba]] level. <ref>See the shelf in this screenshot http://www.wikiraider.com/images/c/ce/Tr2_treasurevault.PNG</ref> This key-artefact has been removed in the remake [[Tomb Raider Anniversary]] and the entrance to the valley is now opened by a mechanism.

==Appearance==
The idol is based on a Tumi, a sacrificial ceremonial knife used by Inca and pre-Inca civilizations. <ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumi Retrieved on 14th Dec 2012</ref>

==Powers==
The artefact is not known to have any special powers. When it's placed to its receptacle, the door leading to [[The Lost Valley]] is opened.

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[[Category:Keys]]
[[Category:Artefacts]]
[[Category:Tomb Raider]]

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