Granite · Black
Black Aswan
Also sold as Nero Aswan · Aswan Black
Dense black with a subtle grey crystal.
| Family | Granite |
|---|---|
| Colour | Black |
| Origin | Aswan, Upper Egypt |
| Availability | High |
Finishes
- Polished
- Honed
- Leathered
- Flamed
- Sandblasted
Formats we cut
- Blocks
- Slabs
- Tiles
- Cut To Size
- Steps
- Kerbs
Best used for
- Monuments
- Kitchen tops
- Facades
- Wall cladding
- Skirtings and trim
- Stairs
The stone
About Black Aswan.
A hard, dense black with just enough grey crystal to keep it from reading as a painted surface. It takes a mirror polish and holds it, and it is the standard Egyptian material for memorials, plinths and dark cladding bands.
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Our stone is quarried, cut and finished through Wesha Stones — an Alexandria marble and granite house trading since 1991, shipping to more than 30 countries. Wesha Stones