Sculptor's Model with a Relief of a Goose

Description Known as "the Great Cackler," Geb was said to have laid the cosmic egg that contained the sun and, thus, was honored as the father of the gods. The image of a goose is also a script sign and was used to write the term "son." This term was an important part of the royal titulary system, as in the title "Son of Re (sun god)."

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
7/24/1972	Treatment	cleaned; stabilized; coated
8/16/2000	Treatment	technical study; other

Exhibitions

• The Saint John's Bible: A Modern Vision through Medieval Methods. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2009.

Provenance Khawam Brothers, Cairo; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1931, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters, 1931