A worker carries a statue of alabaster, the same material the Pharaohs used to build their temples and tombs, at a workshop in Luxor, Egypt November 25, 2018.

A worker carves a pot from alabaster, the same material the Pharaohs used to build their temples and tombs, at a workshop in Luxor, Egypt November 25, 2018.

A worker carves a pot from alabaster, the same material the Pharaohs used to build their temples and tombs, at a workshop in Luxor, Egypt November 25, 2018.

Statuettes made from alabaster, the same material the Pharaohs used to build their temples and tombs, are displayed at a workshop in Luxor, Egypt November 25, 2018.

A worker carves a replica made of alabaster, the same material the Pharaohs used to build their temples and tombs, at a workshop in Luxor, Egypt November 25, 2018.

Workers carve pots from alabaster, the same material the Pharaohs used to build their temples and tombs, at a workshop in Luxor, Egypt November 25, 2018.

Workers carve pots from alabaster, the same material the Pharaohs used to build their temples and tombs, at a workshop in Luxor, Egypt November 25, 2018.

A man stands beside pots made from alabaster, the same material the Pharaohs used to build their temples and tombs, at a gallery in Luxor, Egypt November 25, 2018.

Abdallah, workshop owner, carries a statuette of alabaster, the same material the Pharaohs used to build their temples and tombs, at his workshop in Luxor, Egypt November 25, 2018.

A worker carves a statuette from alabaster, the same material the Pharaohs used to build their temples and tombs, at a workshop in Luxor, Egypt November 25, 2018.

Statuettes made of alabaster, the same material the Pharaohs used to build their temples and tombs, are displayed at a workshop in Luxor, Egypt November 25, 2018. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

REFILE - QUALITY REPEAT A worker carves a pot from alabaster, the same material the Pharaohs used to build their temples and tombs, at a workshop in Luxor, Egypt November 25, 2018.