The name may be derived further from ancient Egyptian ', which refers to vessels of the Egyptian goddess Bast. She was represented as a lioness and frequently depicted as such in figures placed atop these alabaster vessels."alabaster", Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary Ancient Roman authors Pliny the Elder and Ptolemy wrote that the stone used for ointment jars called alabastra came from a region of Egypt known as Alabastron or Alabastrites.
the name may be derived further from ancient egyptian ' which refers to vessels of the egyptian goddess bast she was represented as a lioness and frequently depicted as such in figures placed atop these alabaster vessels"alabaster" merriam-webster online dictionary ancient roman authors pliny the elder and ptolemy wrote that the stone used for ointment jars called alabastra came from a region of egypt known as alabastron or alabastrites