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• Alabaster — is a name applied to varieties of two distinct minerals: gypsum (a hydrous sulfate of calcium) and calcite (a carbonate of calcium). The former is the alabaster of the present day; the latter is generally the alabaster of the ancients. The two… …   Wikipedia

• alabaster — (n.) translucent whitish kind of gypsum used for vases, ornaments, and busts, late 14c., from O.Fr. alabastre (12c., Mod.Fr. albátre), from L. alabaster colored rock used to make boxes and vessels for unguents, from Gk. alabastros (earlier… …   Etymology dictionary

• Egyptian Museum — For other uses, see Egyptian Museum (disambiguation). Coordinates: 30°02′52″N 31°14′00″E / 30.047778°N 31.233333°E / 30.047778; 3 …   Wikipedia

• Egyptian pyramid construction techniques — There have been many hypotheses about the Egyptian pyramid construction techniques. The construction techniques seem to have developed over time; the earliest pyramids were built in different ways than later ones. Most of the construction… …   Wikipedia

• alabaster — [14] Chaucer was the first English author to use the word alabaster: in the Knight’s Tale (1386) he writes of ‘alabaster white and red coral’. It comes, via Old French and Latin, from Greek alábast(r)os, which may be of Egyptian origin. Scottish… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• alabaster — [14] Chaucer was the first English author to use the word alabaster: in the Knight’s Tale (1386) he writes of ‘alabaster white and red coral’. It comes, via Old French and Latin, from Greek alábast(r)os, which may be of Egyptian origin. Scottish… …   Word origins

• art and architecture, Egyptian — Introduction       the ancient architectural monuments, sculptures, paintings, and decorative crafts produced mainly during the dynastic periods of the first three millennia BC in the Nile valley regions of Egypt and Nubia. The course of art in… …   Universalium

• Ancient Egyptian offering formula — The Ancient Egyptian offering formula, generally referred to as the ḥtp dỉ nsw formula by Egyptologists, was written in ancient Egypt as an offering for the deceased. The offering formula was believed to allow the deceased to partake in offerings …   Wikipedia

• Grand Egyptian Museum — Infobox building building name = Grand Egyptian Museum native building name= former names = caption = map type = building type = Museum. Conservation center architectural style = Modern structural system = cost = $550M location = Giza, Egypt… …   Wikipedia

• Aegean civilizations — The Bronze Age civilizations that arose and flourished с 3000–1000 BC in the region bordering the Aegean Sea. They included Crete, the Cyclades, the Greek mainland south from Thessaly, including the Peloponnese, and Macedonia, Thrace, and western …   Universalium

• Kiya — was a wife of Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten. Little is known about her, and her actions and roles are poorly documented in the historical record in contrast to Akhenaten s first (and chief) royal wife, Nefertiti. Name and titlesThe name Kiya itself… …   Wikipedia