The popular gold bikini of Princess Leia, which was worn by the late Carrie Fisher in Star Wars, has been sold at an auction for $1,75,000 (nearly ₹1.5 crore).

The costume gained fame during the 1983 film Return of the Jedi wherein Fisher‘s character wore it while being chained to Jabba the Hutt’s throne, was auctioned by Heritage Auctions on Friday in the United States, The Guardian reported.

Designed by the late Richard Miller, the seven-piece ensemble features a bikini brassiere, an armlet, bikini plates, hip rings as well as a bracelet.

Miller was the chief sculptor for Industrial Light & Magic – a visual effects company that was founded by Star Wars creator George Lucas.

Princess Leia’s costume has become one of the most famous items in film history. Last time, it was sold for $96,000 at a Star Wars memorabilia auction back in 2015.

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Fisher had strong feelings about the costume and in 2016 she revealed that she thought Lucas was ‘kidding’ when he first showed her the gold bikini. She noted that she felt “nearly naked, which is not a style choice for me… It wasn’t my choice.”

To make Fisher comfortable in it, Miller had to add soft material to the costume. “However, she still didn’t like it. I don’t blame her,” he earlier said in an interview.

He added that he had put leather on the back of it to help Fisher feel better.

Meanwhile, other notable items at the Hollywood film’s auction included a miniature aircraft from A New Hope, the first Star Wars film, which was sold for $1.55 million.

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The miniature Y-Wing Starfighter, which helped to bring down the Death Star, was among the two miniatures that were created for the production. It was designed by a US-based artist Colin Cantwell.

According to Heritage Auctions, George Lucas had said that he wanted the film’s aircraft to have distinct shapes to make the audience immediately understand whether a “ship was a ‘good guy’ or a bad guy’”.

Among other notable items auctioned included a movie poster from Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home by Bob Peak that was sold for $106,250; a Thor hammer from Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World, which was put under the hammer for $81,250; and a Mandalorian helmet, that was bought for $40,000.

Also, the wand used by Daniel Radcliffe in the 2004 film Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was sold for $52,000. An outfit that Macauley Culkin wore in the first Home Alone film was sold for $47,500.