Relief sculpture of a lamassu, a human-headed winged bull, made from gypsum alabaster. Neo-Assyrian, Mesopotamia, ca. 883–859 BCE, 313.7 x 67.3 x 309.9 cm and 7,257.4 kg. Gift of John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1932. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Public Domain.
Opaque White Gypsum Carved
Relief sculpture of a lamassu, a human-headed winged bull, made from gypsum alabaster. Neo-Assyrian, Mesopotamia, ca. 883-859 BCE, 313.7 x 67.3 x 309.9 cm and 7,257.4 kg. Gift of John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1932. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Public Domain.
Article: Gypsum Value, Price, and Jewelry Information
Credit: Metropolitan Museum of Art
| Gemstone | Gypsum |
| Natural or man made | Natural |
| Gem State | Carved |
| Color | White |
| Transparency | Opaque |