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Egyptian Alabaster Carving

Egyptian Alabaster Carving
Ancient Egyptian sculptors made extensive use of oriental alabaster, a translucent mineral. These stoppers, sculpted into small images of Tutankhamun, sealed the jars that contained the internal organs of the Egyptian pharaoh.
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