Hand of Midas

The Hand of Midas is an powerful but cursed magical item that plays a major role in Aladdin and the King of Thieves, in which it serves as the primary target of the Forty Thieves. It resides on the Vanishing Isle, an island on the back of a giant sea turtle that sinks into the ocean every few years. Cassim, the King of Thieves and Aladdin's father, wanted it so his family could live a better life than one out on the streets of Agrabah, but in the end, he realized his real "ultimate treasure" was his son and tossed the Hand of Midas into the sea.

According to legend, it belongs to the legendary King Midas of Phrygia, who possesses the same power as the artifact: to turn everything he touches into gold. True to said legend, the Hand of Midas, like its namesake, can transform anything that it comes into contact with into solid gold.

The power of the Hand of Midas is so great it was even able to transform inanimate objects and living beings into gold, regardless in what state they are in, as it turned an entire sea into gold and ultimately did the same to the central antagonist of the film, Sa'luk.