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)
16140A (none) (none) (none) [A-B] Pair. Scaraboid seals. Frit.
16140B (none) (none) (none) [A-B] Pair. Scaraboid seals. Frit.
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
16142 31-43-133 (none) (none) Beads: lapis paste double conoids: glazed frit double conoids; 1 amethystine quartz concial bead. [drawing]
16145 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Frit. Criss-cross incisions
16319 (none) (none) (none) Necklace. 37 beads. Agate lentoids, carnelian balls, glazed frit double conoids, 1 lapis lazuli double conoid, 1 rectangular calcite bead, carnelian barrels, 1 gold double conoid with ridged ends.
16406 31-43-205 (none) (none) Puzuzu head amulet. White frit, originally glazed. [drawing 1:1]
16601 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. White frit. 2 geese and 1 snake.
16607 (none) (none) (none) Puzuzu head. White frit.
16616 (none) (none) (none) Puzuzu Amulet. Yellowish frit. Prominent ears..
16634 (none) (none) (none) Frog. frit. [drawing]
16684 31-43-155 (none) (none) Carnelian and frit beads. [card shows only profile drawing of a vase]
16686 (none) (none) (none) Beads. 3 frit lentoids and 2 lapis lazuli lentoids.
16734 31-43-68 (none) (none) Stamp seal. Glazed frit. Palm tree(?) Perforated for suspension. [drawing]
16736 (none) (none) (none) Fragment of Model comb. Frit. Holder decorated with figure of a camel V-shaped in section. [drawing c.1:1]
16738B (none) (none) (none) Puzuzu heads. [A] One shell, [B] one frit. Both pierced at top of head for suspension.
16741 31-43-313 (none) (none) Frit frog. Coarse workmanship. Type see U.16634.
16750 (none) (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Frit. 2 geese(?) and a snake.
16755 (none) (none) (none) Frit Tortoise. Originally glased yellow. Type same as U.16128.
16757A 31-43-206 (none) (none) [A-F] 6 Puzuzu Heads. Minute. Frit.
16757B (none) (none) (none) [A-F] 6 Puzuzu Heads. Minute. Frit.
16757C (none) (none) (none) [A-F] 6 Puzuzu Heads. Minute. Frit.
16757D (none) (none) (none) [A-F] 6 Puzuzu Heads. Minute. Frit.
16757E (none) (none) (none) [A-F] 6 Puzuzu Heads. Minute. Frit.
16757F (none) (none) (none) [A-F] 6 Puzuzu Heads. Minute. Frit.

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