In the area near the Tuscan town of Volterra alabaster is mined. A hydrated calcium sulfate is softer than marble, fine-grained variant of gypsum. one looks for the first time a chunk of alabaster are, one would never think that it works of art could be produced. One perceives the material as a large shapeless blocks or chunks.
There are over 100 workshops in Volterra, who were the alabaster-prescribed treatment. And as we noted, the transition from art to kitsch is really running sometimes. We have real works of art in an exhibition which mainly showed alabaster chess sets, may visit in a palace. Local artists showed more than 50 chess games from the Alabaster variants. Sorry, was not allowed to take pictures here and I could understand.
A word about the four different types of alabaster.
There is the white-gray Bardiglio . That has many shades and textures. It was already used by the Etruscans for grave urns.
Double expensive so shall be the milky white, slightly structured pietra marmo a , this is the opencast at Siena and Volterra won.
in depths up to 300 m Scaglione is reduced. It appears marbled translucent and weak. For him, already have to create three-fold. 
The above vessel was built by an artist who makes beautiful work, off the beaten track. You should just visit the side streets, found near the Museo della tortura, easy. The vessel is signed. And then there's coronation as the transparent Alabastro Agatha, a light yellow to dark brown, very finely textured stone. This also comes at Volterra and Siena before and it costs about four times the Bardiglio .
course I could Volterra did not leave without taking one, two or three pieces of alabaster. Well, one thing I've given away. Whether I have classified the above vessels properly because I'm not sure. And so they should stand as an example for the Alabaster at all.
Addendum: Those interested in more beautiful alabaster pieces Brigitte in Bremerhaven shows even more.
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