Oriental alabaster

noun

1. alabaster ( def 2 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of Oriental alabaster¹

First recorded in 1750–60

Example Sentences

The remains of the saint are preserved beneath the altar, in a splendid sarcophagus of oriental alabaster, adorned with a leopard's head.

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It is supported by four pillars of Oriental alabaster, presented by Mehemet Ali, pasha of Egypt.

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Beneath is the shrine of St. Agnes surmounted by her statue, an antique of oriental alabaster, with modern head, and hands of gilt bronze.

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The pavement of this room was of oriental alabaster, of which fragments remain.

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It is sometimes distinguished as oriental alabaster.

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