Seated baboon sculpture, gypsum inlaid with steatite, 4", Iran, Elamite, second half of 3rd millennium BCE. From the Art of the Ancient Near East collection, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Public Domain.
Opaque White Gypsum Carved from Iran
Seated baboon sculpture, gypsum inlaid with steatite, 4″, Iran, Elamite, second half of 3rd millennium BCE. From the Art of the Ancient Near East collection, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Public Domain.
Article: Gypsum Value, Price, and Jewelry Information
Credit: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
| Gemstone | Gypsum |
| Natural or man made | Natural |
| Origin | Iran |
| Height | 100 |
| Gem State | Carved |
| Color | White |
| Transparency | Opaque |