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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2907 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Duck: of glazed white frit. [drawing 1:1] |
| 17758 | 32-40-305 | (none) | (none) | Figurine. Frit, formerly glazed. Duck. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 13053 | (none) | 1929,1017.31 | (none) | Finger ring. Gold. Single strip of gold frit hammered over to give the appearance of a double ring. |
| 6863 | (none) | 1927,0527.248 | (none) | Fish. Frit. Glazed. Pair . One on topo f the other. E. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 2543 | (none) | 1927,1003.186 | (none) | Fish. Glazed frit, with clearly marked scales, pierced. ? Photo of better example [drawing 1:1] |
| 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] |
| 2544 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Fragment of inlay. Glazed frit, from flower pattern. [drawing 1:1] |
| 16736 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Fragment of Model comb. Frit. Holder decorated with figure of a camel V-shaped in section. [drawing c.1:1] |
| 14422 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Fragments from a small pot of white frit originally covered with blue glaze. The shoulder decorated with impressed chevron. (restoration) It appears, so far as the decay of the frit allows of judgement, to have been moulded over a core which was afterward removed. [drawing 1:1] |
| 3292 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Fragments of bowl. White frit, originally glazed, with picture of gazelle (hind quarters only left) and flowers. |
| 14908 | 31-17-11 | (none) | (none) | Fragments. Of a small bowl of blue glazed frit. Shape uncertain. | |
| 17071B | (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] |
| 17071C | (none) | 1931,1010.204 | (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] |
| 17071D | (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] |
| 17071E | (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] |
| 17071F | (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] |
| 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] | |
| (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) | (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] |
| 9238 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Frit Beads Minute rim beads; ball beads and a few lenoids |
| 7688 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Frit beads. |
| 16741 | 31-43-313 | (none) | (none) | Frit frog. Coarse workmanship. Type see U.16634. | |
| 1716 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Frit ornament. Pectoral, like U.1715 but smaller, broken at one end. |
| 1715 | (none) | (none) | B15717 | Frit ornament. Pectoral. Pierced at each end. P. [drawing 1:1] | |
| 9826 | (none) | (none) | (none) | Frit Ring beads Glaze Many hundreds. Worn all round head. cf. Field Notes. |
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