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)
19971 (none) (none) (none) Beads. A few minute tubes of green glazed frit.
20065 (none) (none) (none) Beads. Glazed frit balls, a carnelian ring and some shells.
18121C (none) (none) (none) [A] Beads. Agate ball and carnelian balls and double conoids; chalcedony double conoid; lapis, jasper agate and carnelian date-shaped; jasper (?) double conoid; [B] amethyst scaraboid; [A] steatite flattened balls; glazed frit discoid; [C-D] 2 glazed frit thick discoids with criss-cross on one side: [E] small glazed scaraboid with bungled heiroglyphs: [F] pebble scaraboid. Roughly incised thus: [drawing] [G] carnelian domical ovoid roughly engraved with figure of deer (?); [H] small puzuzu head in turquoise: [I] chalcedony seal, with Persian figure of a man standing in prayer. [drawing] [J] Also: a copper fibula. [drawing]
18121D (none) (none) (none) [A] Beads. Agate ball and carnelian balls and double conoids; chalcedony double conoid; lapis, jasper agate and carnelian date-shaped; jasper (?) double conoid; [B] amethyst scaraboid; [A] steatite flattened balls; glazed frit discoid; [C-D] 2 glazed frit thick discoids with criss-cross on one side: [E] small glazed scaraboid with bungled heiroglyphs: [F] pebble scaraboid. Roughly incised thus: [drawing] [G] carnelian domical ovoid roughly engraved with figure of deer (?); [H] small puzuzu head in turquoise: [I] chalcedony seal, with Persian figure of a man standing in prayer. [drawing] [J] Also: a copper fibula. [drawing]
18694F (none) (none) (none) Group: (A) Copper bowl, in good condition, plain. [drawing] (B) Iron dagger blade, long leaf-shaped. (C) Iron knife-blade, broken in 3 pieces. [drawing] (D) Copper ball pendant, (E) 3 hair (?) rings of copper wire [E, G-H]. (F) Beads: carnelian, lapis paste, marble, pebble, limestone, crystal, steatite, frit: rings, balls, date shaped, cylindrical and a few small shaped types, axes, flies, etc.
8083B (none) (none) (none) [A-B] Two beads of glazed frit. Originally blue, now bleached. Large striated or ribbed beads, one spherical, the other with a sharp shoulder.
17069B (none) (none) (none) [A-K] Duck amulets. Frit. 11 in number. [drawing 1:1]
17070E (none) (none) (none) Frog amulets 6 [one miniature] [A-F]. Frit. Two glazed yellow. Glazed yellow. [drawing 1:1]
17070F (none) (none) (none) Frog amulets 6 [one miniature] [A-F]. Frit. Two glazed yellow. Glazed yellow. [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]
(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]
17760B (none) (none) (none) [A-C] 3 lids of jar. Frit. [drawing 1:1]
17760C (none) (none) (none) [A-C] 3 lids of jar. Frit. [drawing 1:1]
17069C (none) (none) (none) [A-K] Duck amulets. Frit. 11 in number. [drawing 1:1]
17069D (none) (none) (none) [A-K] Duck amulets. Frit. 11 in number. [drawing 1:1]
17069E (none) (none) (none) [A-K] Duck amulets. Frit. 11 in number. [drawing 1:1]
17069F (none) (none) (none) [A-K] Duck amulets. Frit. 11 in number. [drawing 1:1]
17069G (none) (none) (none) [A-K] Duck amulets. Frit. 11 in number. [drawing 1:1]
17069H (none) (none) (none) [A-K] Duck amulets. Frit. 11 in number. [drawing 1:1]
17069I (none) (none) (none) [A-K] Duck amulets. Frit. 11 in number. [drawing 1:1]
17069J (none) (none) (none) [A-K] Duck amulets. Frit. 11 in number. [drawing 1:1]
17069K (none) (none) (none) [A-K] Duck amulets. Frit. 11 in number. [drawing 1:1]

Related Terms

Faience - Glass Paste