{"id":26868,"date":"2018-09-13T12:15:14","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T18:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/?p=26868"},"modified":"2018-09-13T12:15:14","modified_gmt":"2018-09-13T18:15:14","slug":"buying-alabaster-in-luxor-egypt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/2018\/09\/13\/buying-alabaster-in-luxor-egypt\/","title":{"rendered":"Buying Alabaster in Luxor, Egypt"},"content":{"rendered":"
One of the things that Luxor, and Egypt in general, is known for is alabaster and our guide made sure to take to one of the alabaster factories. At the factory, you can find two types of products, those that are machine-made and those that are hand-made. The differences are fairly obvious as the machine-made products are thinner, lighter, and don’t have tool markings on them while the hand-made are heavier and have distinct tool marks. Alabaster comes in three colors, dark green, tannish-yellow, and white. One of the reasons that alabaster is prized is due to its translucence and the effect of the light passing through the soft stone.<\/p>\n