Vocabulário Colaborativo em Artes e Arquitetura Cibele A. C. M. Santos, Vânia Mara Alves Lima Vânia Mara Alves Lima Artes, Arquitetura 2017-06-01 2026-05-06 10:36:31 pt-BR alabaster (mineral) Fine-grained marblelike variety of gypsum that is easy to carve but is rather fragile; it has been used as a sculpture material, ornamental building work, vases, small decorative carvings, and powdered for use as a paper filler and paint pigment called mineral white or terra alba. Alabaster is usually a translucent white or pink but may also be a muted red, yellow or gray. It is soft and can be scratched slightly with a fingernail. It also dissolves slowly in wet environments. Source: Art and Architect Thesaurus http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300011101 2020-09-02 12:50:49