Greek Column Corinthian Order Pillar Architecture Decor Cast Alabaster Sculpture 10.2

*MADE IN GREECE – HANDMADE – VERY DETAILED*

Our creations are products of top quality and high aesthetics, handmade by skilled and specially trained artisans.

Dimensions (approximately): 

Height :  26 cm     (10.25 in)

Width:    6,5cm     (2.56 in)

Weight:  550gr      (1.1 lb)

Material & Manufacture process: Cast Alabaster 

Cast Alabaster statues are made from a composite material in which natural crushed Greek Alabaster stone is mixed with a small quantity of resin that works as a glue. Αlabaster was very widely used for small sculpture for indoor use in the ancient world, especially in Ancient Greece , Egypt and Mesopotamia . The mixture is then poured into a mold of the statue design. Because the powder is so fine the smallest details can be reproduced using this method. Over 90% of the finished sculpture is natural crushed Greek Alabaster stone, which gives it a look and feel of solid natural marble. All sculptures are finished by hand to ensure the finest quality. This strong material is water and weather resistant, doesn’t have bubbles, will not crack, and can be washed with most cleaning agents.

Please note: Our statues are not carved. The alabaster we use is not the calcite alabaster variety which is also known as onyx-marble, Egyptian alabaster, or Oriental alabaster. Natural marble statues are hand carved and command  a very hefty price. Our product offerings are intended to be affordable to the majority public .

Αbout Corinthian Order  Column

The word Corinthian describes an ornate column style developed in ancient Greece and set down in the Classical Orders for Architecture. The Corinthian style is more complex and elaborate than the earlier Doric and Ionic Orders. The capital or top part of a Corinthian style column has lavish ornamentation. Vitruvius (c. 70-15 BC) observed that the delicate Corinthian design “was produced out of the two other orders.” The Corinthian, wrote Vitruvius, “is an imitation of the slenderness of a maiden; for the outlines and limbs of maidens, being more slender on account of their tender years, admit of prettier effects in the way of adornment.”