An artisan works on an alabaster artwork at a workshop in Luxor, Egypt, on Jan. 10, 2025. Amidst the ancient temples and ...

Though alabaster carving once faced decline, it now enjoys a resurgence fueled by younger generations' interest. For 29-year-old Mahmoud Abu-Aish, the craft connects deeply to his heritage.

LUXOR, Egypt, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Amidst the ancient temples and tombs in Egypt's Luxor, skilled artisans continue to transform alabaster -- a luminous stone once cherished by pharaohs -- into ...

These 3 'Nottingham' alabaster carvings should have been destroyed during the Reformation but instead they were hiddenAlabaster carving was a thriving industry in Nottingham 600 years ago.

It's an alabaster bedesman ... When the church was renovated and the effigy was cleaned this little carving was found tucked away around the back of it where nobody would ever see it.