Dirty ashtray on the table in Sallah's truck (date dropped by Fayah)

A grimy ashtray sitting on the table inside Sallah's truck (parked before the Arab bar). Fayah drops a fallen date into its soiled contents while Indy, Sallah, Amir, and the children react to the monkey's collapse nearby and process events around Marion's death. The ashtray functions as a mundane sanitary receptacle (ash, cigarette butts, fallen dates) that briefly holds the potentially poisoned fruit, highlighting interrupted domestic routine amid espionage.

3 appearances

Purpose

Collects ash and refuse such as fallen dates during table clearing

Significance

Anchors the truck's lived-in clutter, contrasting family comfort with spy's sudden death and Nazi intelligence, turning grief into resolve

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments

S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Mourning and Resolve in Sallah's Truck

Fayah uses the dirty ashtray to deposit the fallen date, a small domestic gesture that inadvertently preserves evidence of tampering and underscores the mingling of ordinary habits with lethal espionage.

Before: On the table filled with ash as normal household detritus.

After: Now contains a dropped date as well as ash; its presence highlights everyday grime and conceals an indicator of danger.

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S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Wrong Spot — The Staff Miscalculation

Fayah deposits a fallen date into the dirty ashtray, a small domestic gesture that both signals routine and visually ties the household’s ordinary objects to the later danger; the ashtray briefly holds the contaminated fruit.

Before: Dirty ashtray sitting on the truck table.

After: Contains the fallen date and remains in place; underscores the unglamorous setting.

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S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Bad Dates — Dead Monkey, Sudden Threat

Fayah drops the fallen date into the dirty ashtray as she tidies; her small act of disposal becomes significant once poisoning is revealed, showing routine household care inadvertently preserving lives.

Before: Dirty ashtray present on the table, used for cigarette ash and small refuse.

After: Contains the discarded date and remains on the table as part of the scene's domestic detritus.

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