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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16741 | 31-43-313 | (none) | (none) | Frit frog. Coarse workmanship. Type see U.16634. | |
| 17070A | 31-43-311 | (none) | (none) | Frog amulets 6 [A-F, F is miniature]. Frit. Two glazed yellow. Glazed yellow. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 16128B | 31-43-309 | (none) | (none) | [A-B] Pair of tortoises. White frit. Criss-cross markings on back end and underside. Pierced for suspension. cf U.16755. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 17071A | 31-43-308 | (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] | |
 | 16757A | 31-43-206 | (none) | (none) | [A-F] 6 Puzuzu Heads. Minute. Frit. |
| 16406 | 31-43-205 | (none) | (none) | Puzuzu head amulet. White frit, originally glazed. [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. | |
| 16684 | 31-43-155 | (none) | (none) | Carnelian and frit beads. [card shows only profile drawing of a vase] | |
| 16142 | 31-43-133 | (none) | (none) | Beads: lapis paste double conoids: glazed frit double conoids; 1 amethystine quartz concial bead. [drawing] | |
| 13553 | 31-17-63 | (none) | (none) | Beads: 20 in all, including: 4 gold ( double conoid) (1 fluted ball); 3 carnelian (2cylindrical) (! double conoid); 1 agate tubular; 1 lapis double conoid; 6 lapis barrels; 2 flattened agate double conoid; 2 rock crystal ball beads with frit(?) eyes. | |
| 15190.2 | 31-17-62 | (none) | (none) | [.1-.2] Beads. Amethyst - hexagonal lentoids; glazed frit-lentoids. Copper balls. |
| 15192.2 | 31-17-141 | (none) | (none) | [.1-.2] Beads. Glazed frit and copper ball beads, and a few square section bone bugles. |
| 14908 | 31-17-11 | (none) | (none) | Fragments. Of a small bowl of blue glazed frit. Shape uncertain. | |
| 14471 | 31-17-102 | (none) | (none) | Beads. 12 various. Not in catalog. | |
| (none) | 31-16-600 | (none) | (none) | (none) | |
| 11744B | 30-12-640 | (none) | (none) | Beads. String of minute beads, gold, lapis & carnelian, with gold spacers giving 3 rows. | |
| 12690 | 30-12-47 | (none) | (none) | Cylinder seal. Glazed frit. Blue-green. Winged dragon, rampant lion. Star. | |
| (none) | 30-12-402 | (none) | B18121 | (none) |
| 132 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Fr. of (amulet? or) inlay made of frit, originally green glazed. The lower part of a uraeus snake with wings low down: curious type. [drawing 1:1] |
| 607 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Beads of frit originally blue glazed, the glaze wholly perished. 15 spheroids and 4 bugles. |
| 1270 | (none) | (none) | B15724 | Clay monkey. Light drab clay. Pierced for suspension. P. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 1287 | (none) | (none) | B15718 | Clay Rosette. Fragment of light clay. Like U.1286, but larger. P. | |
| 1637 | (none) | (none) | (none) | String of beads. large bugles and ball beads, frit, originally blue glazed, now bleached white.: 36 in all. |
| 1715 | (none) | (none) | B15717 | Frit ornament. Pectoral. Pierced at each end. P. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 1716 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Frit ornament. Pectoral, like U.1715 but smaller, broken at one end. |
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