Egyptian Alabaster Hand Carved Small Vessel Urn Vase 11.5cm Wedgwood this piece is now best

this piece is now best appreciated as a decorative object

again consistent with age and previous hanging

Cast in 2010 from an original Wedgwood piece

now gently faded velvet or velveteen fabric

The interior is a pale

Egyptian Alabaster Hand Carved Small Vessel Urn Vase 11.5cm Wedgwood this piece is now bestA small hand carved Egyptian alabaster vessel of urn form, in finely banded translucent calcite displaying the honey, cream and amber tones typical of fine Egyptian alabaster. The smaller companion piece to a larger example also listed in this account. Egyptian alabaster calcium carbonate calcite has been quarried from the wadis of Middle Egypt since Pharaonic times and was the material of choice for the canopic jars, ointment containers and