Hringlaga form og sterk bygging er \u00ed sk\u00falpt\u00farnum \u00de\u00f6gn II. \u00c1ri\u00f0 1966 f\u00f3r Ger\u00f0ur til Egyptalands og ver\u00f0ur h\u00fan fyrir sterkum \u00e1hrifum \u00fear. Eftir a\u00f0 h\u00fan kemur heim eiga h\u00f6ggmyndir hug hennar. Gleri\u00f0 \u00ed mi\u00f0ju verksins er l\u00edkt og augasteinn \u00ed auga. \u201eAuga\u00f0 alsj\u00e1andi\u201d notar Ger\u00f0ur \u00ed nokkrum verkum s\u00ednum eftir fer\u00f0 s\u00edna til Egyptalands og vekur \u00fea\u00f0 gjarnan upp dul\u00fa\u00f0 hj\u00e1 \u00e1horfendum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
List Ger\u00f0ar var \u00e1n efa undir \u00e1hrifum af sp\u00edrit\u00edskum fr\u00e6\u00f0um og eflaust meira en margir gera s\u00e9r grein fyrir. Verki\u00f0 \u00de\u00f6gn I er fr\u00e1 \u00e1rinu 1968 \u00far gleri og steinsteypu. Sk\u00falpt\u00farinn er \u00ed tveimur hlutum og er st\u00e6r\u00f0 verksins 42,6 x 44,5 x 42 cm. \u201cAuga\u00f0\u201d hv\u00edlir \u00e1 sto\u00f0 \u00far steypu og \u00e1kve\u00f0inn st\u00f6\u00f0ugleiki og festa myndast \u00ed verkinu. Mikill leyndard\u00f3mur og dul\u00fa\u00f0 er yfir \u00fe\u00f6gninni. H\u00fan ger\u00f0i einnig sk\u00falpt\u00fara sem bera heiti\u00f0 \u00de\u00f6gn I og \u00de\u00f6gn III og eiga \u00feeir allir \u00ed sterku samspili.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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