This statue of the Egyptian God, Geb, has been made from solid resin and finished in a soft polished stone effect.

Geb was called 'the Great Cackler', and as such, was represented as a goose. It was in this form that he was said to have laid the egg from which the sun was hatched. He was believed to have been the third divine king of earth. The royal throne of Egypt was known as the 'throne of Geb' in honour of his great reign.

As a vegetation-god he was shown with green patches or plants on his body. As the earth, he is often seen lying beneath Nut, leaning on one elbow, with a knee bent toward the sky, representive of the mountains and valleys of the earth.

Geb was a god without a cult; he was given the world to rule. One day he and a group of friends rashly opened a box in which was kept Re's uraeus, the divine cobra. The snake's poisonous breath killed Geb's companions and severely burned Geb. The god was healed by the application of a magic lock of hair belonging to Re, and ever after that was careful to mind his own business.

After a long and uneventful reign he handed his power over to his son Osiris and retired to heaven. There he occasionally assisted the god Thoth, sometimes as a magistrate, sometimes as an envoy.

Approx. Size:
Height: 30cm (11 inches)
Weight: 420g