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Indigenous to Upper Egypt, alabaster has been quarried for 7,000 years in the same Egyptian locale, it is also known as Travertine. This alabaster stone has been used since the pharaohs as a glowing luminary--the stone takes on the glow and heat from a candle light and spreads it evenly throughout its structure. The secrets of the manufacture of this warm and luminous stone have been handed down from generation to generation,  and still represent one of the pinnacles of Egyptian handicrafts. Alabaster occurs naturally in many shades of color from pure white to reddish-tan. When held up to the light, it looks like quartz and is almost see-through, if thin enough. Alabaster has been used for centuries in Egypt to make artifacts like vases, bowls, and today, lampshades and ashtrays. 

From olden times in Egypt funerary items like sarcophaguses and canopic equipment have been laid in alabaster, as well as the more common household and ritual pieces. Fine examples can be found at the Tutankhamun collection of the Egyptian museum.

Alabaster Bowl
 
ALA008 - ~ Height 5.5 cm 2.2 "

US$39.99
 
ALA008B - ~ Height 6.5 cm 2.6 "

US$54.99
 

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