alabaster

The walls were of white alabaster, set here and there with blue and green tiles.

白色雪花石膏的墙壁，到处贴着蓝色绿色的瓷砖。

The remains of the temple of Ptah and of Apis have been uncovered at the site as well as a few statues, including two four-metre ones in alabaster of Ramesses II.

卜塔和神牛（Apis）神殿的遗迹与其他一些雕像一起，包括2座4米高的拉美西斯二世（Ramesses II）的雪花石膏雕像都被掩埋于地下。

This building is still occupied by the descendants of Giuseppe Viti (1816-60), a merchant who travelled the world selling Volterra's most famous commodity – alabaster.

现在这幢建筑仍然被朱塞佩-维提（1816-60）的后裔所拥有，朱塞佩-维提是环游世界出售沃尔泰拉最著名的商品——雪花石膏——的商人。