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) 31-16-600 (none) (none) (none)
(none) 30-12-402 (none) B18121 (none)
(none) No Number 7 (none) (none) (none)
10712 (none) (none) (none) 15 Discoid Beads Glazed (originally blue?) frit beads & black steatite? Probably buttons of Field Notes [drawing]
10171 (none) (none) (none) 3 Beads Glazed double conoids Strung round neck All broken. Majority had perished
17695A (none) (none) (none) 3 Cylinder seals glazed frit. (A) Man hunting gazelle; tree. (B) Man hunting gazelle; tree, and star above. (C) Apparently the same motif. -- All bordered with same triangle pattern motif.
17695B (none) (none) (none) 3 Cylinder seals glazed frit. (A) Man hunting gazelle; tree. (B) Man hunting gazelle; tree, and star above. (C) Apparently the same motif. -- All bordered with same triangle pattern motif.
17695C (none) (none) (none) 3 Cylinder seals glazed frit. (A) Man hunting gazelle; tree. (B) Man hunting gazelle; tree, and star above. (C) Apparently the same motif. -- All bordered with same triangle pattern motif.
16759D 31-43-73 (none) (none) 4 Scaraboid seals. Blue and green glazed frit. With quasi hieroglyphic signs.
7608 (none) (none) (none) 7 bugle beads. Frit. Pale blue.
8471 (none) (none) B17200 Amulet Frit Squatting monkey Originally green - now bleached. [drawing] 1:1
18133 (none) (none) (none) Amulet of glazed frit, bleached white the Egyptian Bes.
18851 35-1-31 (none) (none) Amulet. Blue glazed frit. Im-dugud (?) figure. The blue glaze has perished on the front but is well preserved behind. [drawing 1:1]
16758 31-43-197 (none) (none) Amulet. Blue glazed frit. In shape of goose with one wing extended. With crown(?) on head. Tip of crown & tip of base missing.
17759 32-40-315 (none) (none) Amulet. Frit. Frog. [drawing 1:1]
7563 (none) (none) (none) Amulet. Frog. Frit. [faint drawing]
12686 (none) (none) (none) Amulet. Miniature. Glazed frit. In shape of clenched fist. [drawing 1:1]
6110 (none) (none) (none) Amulet. Minute frog. Frit. Head missing. E. [drawing 1:1]
17863 32-40-309 (none) (none) Amulet. Puzuzu head. Glazed frit (glaze all decayed. [drawing 1:1]
17633 (none) (none) (none) Amulet. Puzuzu head. Glazed frit. [drawing 1:1]
18234 (none) (none) (none) Amulet. White frit (once glazed? But glaze all perished) A seated calf? [drawing]
16141A (none) (none) (none) Amulets. Frit. [A-B] A Pair. Miniature clenched fists perforated for suspension. [From Typed Transcript Only] [C] Necklace: Carnelian, lapis, bone, rock crystal, agate, amethyst. [D] Gold finger ring and [E] bone. [F] copper finger ring
16141B (none) (none) (none) Amulets. Frit. [A-B] A Pair. Miniature clenched fists perforated for suspension. [From Typed Transcript Only] [C] Necklace: Carnelian, lapis, bone, rock crystal, agate, amethyst. [D] Gold finger ring and [E] bone. [F] copper finger ring
6100 (none) 1927,0527.134 (none) Bead necklace. Frit, glaze perished.
3170 (none) (none) (none) Bead necklace. Of glass, carnelian, frit, etc.
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