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ALABASTER STONE
Given what we know about alabaster, discuss the reason why a material like alabaster might have found favour as a sculptural medium in the earliest ancient art, only to have a decline in its usage in later centuries.
Earliest forms of sculptures often showcase the extensive usage of alabaster as their mediums. As tools for stone carvings and sculpturing, bronze chisels with different edges was indispensable, along with toothed stone hammers and axes for cutting and shaping the stones in the initial stage. For detailing, the chisels were used. According to the these technologies available then, alabaster was the most preferred stone, as it is quite softer in comparison to marble but harder than plaster. It is easier to carve and its white smooth colour offers lustre to the sculptures. Due to such properties it gained a huge popularity in earliest ancient art, gradually making its way to the households of royals and even the commoners. But with humankind making progress in technology and developing better tools for carvings, alabaster saw its decline because of its...