Sentence:  One of the striking relics found at the tomb, was a Canopic portrait head of Queen Tii, made entirely of <WSD>alabaster</WSD> except the eyes and eyebrows, which were inlaid lapis lazuli and osidian. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A fine-grained white or lightly-tinted variety of gypsum, used ornamentally.