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Alabaster artefact: A composite bust of the Emperor Septimius Severus; the head is marble and the bust is alabaster. In general, ancient alabaster is calcite in the wider Middle East, including Egypt and Mesopotamia, while it is gypsum in medieval Europe. Modern alabaster is most likely calcite but may be either.
Hatnub was the location of Egyptian alabaster quarries and an associated seasonally occupied workers' settlement in the Eastern Desert, about 65 km (40 mi) from el-Minya, southeast of el-Amarna. The pottery, hieroglyph inscriptions and hieratic graffiti at the site show that it was in use intermittently from at least as early as the reign of ...
Greek glass alabastron, probably made in Italy in 1st/2nd century BC, and now part of the Campana Collection of the Musée du Louvre.. An alabastron / ˌ æ l ə ˈ b æ s t r ə n,-ˌ t r ɒ n / or alabastrum / ˌ æ l ə ˈ b æ s t r ə m / (plural: alabastra or alabastrons; from the Greek ἀλάβαστρον) [1] is a small type of pottery or glass vessel used for holding oil, especially ...
The Tomb of Thutmose II, discovered by Ashrad Omar [1] in 2022 and attributed in 2025, is a royal ancient Egyptian tomb located in the Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud area west of Luxor. [2] The tomb, also known by its tomb number Wadi C-4 , was identified through a joint Egyptian-British archaeological expedition.
In addition to bronze (and occasionally gold and silver), limestone was a common material for sculptures, especially alabaster and marble. Typical features of ancient South Arabian sculpture are cubic base forms, a plump overall shape and very strong emphasis on the head.
Inside, King Thutmose II’s name was found engraved on fragments of alabaster jars. There were also inscriptions with the name of his chief royal consort, Queen Hatshepsut.
The Lotus chalice or Alabaster chalice, called the Wishing Cup by Howard Carter, derives from the tomb of the Ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun of the 18th Dynasty.The object received the find number 014 and was on display in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, with the inventory numbers JE 67465 and GEM 36. [2]
A royal tomb belonging to an ancient Egyptian King has been unearthed, ... Among the evidence pointing to Thutmose II were fragments of alabaster jars found inscribed with his name, identifying ...