Italian Marble Urn in Egyptian Alabaster, 18th/19th Century
An Italian marble urn and cover, late 18th/early 19th century, in Egyptian alabaster of ovoid outline with domed cover on a square base, height 24.80 in.
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- Alabaster - Alabaster is soft natural stone used for statuary, with a similar appearance to marble, but easier to work with. As it is softer than marble, an item made from alabaster can be scratched with a metal object, and an alabaster item does not polish to a high surface gloss like marble.
Alabaster objects can be semi-translucent. Alabaster occurs in a pure white form and also with veining from dirt. Colours vary from white through yellow and pink to brown. The veining is usually green or black but can be multicoloured.
Being semi-translucent, alabaster is often used for the bowls of figural lamps, with the figure itself being either alabaster or marble. - Oviform /ovoid - The outline loosely resembling the shape of an egg.
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