Frit
A clay based composition that has been fused in a special oven, quenched to form glass, then granulated. It is used in compounding enamels and ceramic glazes, also used as a pigment and as a stand alone material in small objects like beads and amulets. By definition, Frit is a sintered polycrystalline unglazed material that is typically colored blue or green. Blue Frit is refered to as Egyptian blue, and Green frit is confined to Egypt.
A clay based composition that has been fused in a special oven, quenched to form glass, then granulated. It is used in compounding enamels and ceramic glazes, also used as a pigment and as a stand alone material in small objects like beads and amulets.
By definition, Frit is a sintered polycrystalline unglazed material that is typically colored blue or green. Blue Frit is refered to as Egyptian blue, and Green frit is confined to Egypt.
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| Object | U Number | Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) | Museum Number (BM Registration Number) | Museum Number (UPM B-number) | Description (Catalog Card) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | (none) | (none) | (none) | (none) | Frit amulets. [A] A pair of fish (A) and (B) [not reference to multiple objects] tails missing. [drawing 1:1] [B] A tortoise. [C] A pair of ducks. [D] A bead pendant. [E] A monkey (head missing). [F] Rosettes. [Drawing 1:1] |
| (none) | (none) | (none) | (none) | Frit amulets. [A-B] A pair of fish (A) and (B) tails missing. [drawing 1:1] [C] A tortoise. [D-E] A pair of ducks. [F] A bead pendant. [G] A monkey (head missing). [H] Rosettes. [Drawing 1:1] |
| (none) | 31-43-72 | (none) | (none) | Unknown |
| (none) | 33-35-186 | (none) | (none) | Unknown |
| (none) | (none) | (none) | B16899 | Unknown |
| (none) | 31-16-600 | (none) | (none) | (none) | |
| (none) | 30-12-402 | (none) | B18121 | (none) |
| (none) | No Number 7 | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| 10171 | (none) | (none) | (none) | 3 Beads Glazed double conoids Strung round neck All broken. Majority had perished |
| 10712 | (none) | (none) | (none) | 15 Discoid Beads Glazed (originally blue?) frit beads & black steatite? Probably buttons of Field Notes [drawing] |
| 10820E | (none) | (none) | (none) | Tomb Group. (A)[A and G] 2 silver earrings, 2 1/2 coils. 1-broken and part missing. (B) [B and H] 2 cockle shells with green paint (both broken) (C) Broken silver finger ring, 4 strands of wire, the 2 middle strands spiral. Part missing. (D) Large shell of the type used to serve as a lamp. Badly broken. (E) Few silver double conoids, a few lapis and remains of glazed frit ring beads. (F) A copper pin with a copper ball head. Badly broken. Type V. |
| 11744B | 30-12-640 | (none) | (none) | Beads. String of minute beads, gold, lapis & carnelian, with gold spacers giving 3 rows. | |
| 11989 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. A few only of blue-glazed frit, small lentoids & 1 large barrel bead. |
| 12035 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Minute ring beads, lapis & frit, & 1 large calcite bead (barrel). [drawing of Calcite bead] |
| 12085 | (none) | 1929,1017.296 | (none) | Beads. Carnelian & frit lentoids; and lapis amulet in shape of a fly. |
| 12216 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Glazed frit bugles, now bleached white: small. |
| 12617 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Necklace. Slender gold tubes. Carnelian rings. A few minute blue? Glazed frit. 5 large beads consisting of 2 gold worked double conoids, 2 carnelian balls, 1 agate bugle. [drawing] |
| 12641C | (none) | (none) | (none) | Group: [A] (1) Copper bowl hemispherical. Distorted. [B] (2) Copper pin - straight type. [C] (3) Cylinder seal. Glazed frit in bad condition. Presentation scene. |
| 12686 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Amulet. Miniature. Glazed frit. In shape of clenched fist. [drawing 1:1] |
| 12688 | (none) | 1929,1017.365 | (none) | Cylinder seal. Glazed frit. Bluish green. Inscribed. 7 columns of inscription and a remaining portion of seal a heavily draped standing figure right hand upraised in salutation engraving of head has flaked away. |
| 12689 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Glazed frit. Bluish green. Inscribed. Broken and much decayed. |
| 12690 | 30-12-47 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Glazed frit. Blue-green. Winged dragon, rampant lion. Star. | |
| 1270 | (none) | (none) | B15724 | Clay monkey. Light drab clay. Pierced for suspension. P. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 12797 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Bes amulet. Glazed frit. |
| 12798 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads. Glazed frit. 3 balls. 1 fluted double conoid with rings ends; 1 ball with ringed ends thus [reference to drawing]; 1 flat seal - oval shaped with markings. |
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