Alabaster is a singular variety of gypsum, finely crystallized, with light colors, which appears in compact and homogeneous masses called nodules. There are alabaster mines in different parts of Europe and this craft has usually been developed around it.

Alabaster must be extracted from the mine, transported and cut according to the type of use to which it is destined. Without separating it from the world of art, which in other times was directly linked, today, alabaster has many applications, both in architecture, as in lighting and ornamentation.

The technique of sculpting consists of extracting, by means of a hammer and chisel, punch or chisel, the excess material to give shape to the figure that has previously been drawn. Drilling, sawing, polishing machines, etc., can also be used.