Luxor, Eastern Bank. Inside of a alabaster worshop… (off course they were trying to sell them out). Egypt.

The guide was showing us how that piece was original, puting in a light bulb and holding the jar with his hands.

“The origin of alabaster is in Middle English, through Old French alabastre, in turn derived from Latin alabaster and that from Greek αλάβαστρος (alabastros) or αλάβαστος (alabastos), the latter being the word for a vase made of alabaster. This may further derive from the ancient Egyptian word a-labaste (vessel of the Egyptian goddess Bast). It has been suggested that the name was derived from the town of Alabastron in Egypt, while an Arabic etymological origin has also been suggested.” (Source at Wikipedia)

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