The geological term would be hornblende granodiorite. A fine-
grained black and white speckled rock. The small size of the
grains (smaller than 2 mm) gives the rock a grey colour. 45 %
placioclase, 30% hornblende, 15-20% quartz and 5 % feldspar. The
material was mainly quarried at Aswan. This is the stone
frequently used in sculpture, for example in the famous series
of Sekhmet statues created for Amenhotep III. Pre- or Early
Dynastic (Naqada tomb 20) fragment found at Amarna Copyright ©
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