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alabaster

[al-uh-bas-ter, -bah-ster] / ˈæl əˌbæs tər, -ˌbɑ stər /
ADJECTIVE
smooth and white
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The researchers noted that intact inscribed ancient Egyptian alabaster vessels are extremely rare, likely fewer than 10 in museum collections worldwide.

From Science Daily Dec. 18, 2025

Among the nearly 100 works on view are sculptures in iron, wood, alabaster and clay as well as drawings, collages and experimental works using paper.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 13, 2025

The infamous “waxworks” scene captures silent-era figures like Buster Keaton playing cards, their faces pure funereal alabaster.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2025

Artefacts, including fragments of alabaster jars which bore the inscriptions of the names of Thutmose II and Hatshepsut, provided definitive evidence.

From BBC Feb. 19, 2025

Before bathing he would perfume the pool with the salts that he carried in three alabaster flacons.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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