Hades Pluto Greek God of Underworld & Cerberus figure Statue Sculpture 5.1in – 13cm

*MADE IN GREECE – HANDMADE – HAND PAINTED*    pk3/15

Dimensions (approximately):
Height : 13 cm ( 5.12 in)
Width: 08 cm ( 3.15 in)

Weight: 218 gr ( 0.48 lb)

Material & Manufacture process: Cast Alabaster
Cast
Alabaster statues are made from a material in which natural crushed
Greek Alabaster stone is mixed with a small quantity of resin that works
as a glue. Αlabaster was very widely used for small sculpture for
indoor use in the ancient world, especially in Ancient Greece , Egypt
and Mesopotamia . The mixture is then poured into a mold of the statue
design. Because the powder is so fine the smallest details can be
reproduced using this method. Over 90% of the finished sculpture is
natural crushed Greek Alabaster stone, which gives it a look and feel of
solid natural marble. All sculptures are finished by hand to ensure the
finest quality. This strong material is water and weather resistant,
doesn’t have bubbles, will not crack, and can be washed with most
cleaning agents.
Please note: Our statues are not carved. The
alabaster we use is not the calcite alabaster variety which is also
known as onyx-marble, Egyptian alabaster, or Oriental alabaster. Natural
marble statues are hand carved and command a very hefty price. Our
product offerings are intended to be affordable to the majority public.

This
statue is based on the Roman sculpture « Cerberus and Pluto (as
Serapis)», from Gortys which is exchibited at Archaeological Museum
of Heraklion Crete.

Hades was the ancient Greek god of the
underworld, which eventually took his name. In Greek mythology, Hades
was regarded as the oldest son of Cronus and Rhea, although the last son
regurgitated by his father.[He and his brothers Zeus and Poseidon
defeated their father’s generation of gods, the Titans, and claimed
rulership over the cosmos. Hades received the underworld, Zeus the air,
and Poseidon the sea, with the solid earth—long the province of
Gaia—available to all three concurrently. Hades was often portrayed with
his three-headed guard dog Cerberus and, in later mythological authors,
associated with the Helm of Darkness and the bident.