Egyptian, blue glazed faience bead
Production date
747 BCE-332 BCE
Country
Egypt
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Object detail
Description
Egyptian, blue glazed faience bead, with singular perforation forming a central hole. Loss to the glaze on flat round face, with brown discolouration to some areas as a result of dirt and dust.
Classification
ARCHAEOLOGY Egyptian amulet
Production date
747 BCE-332 BCE
Production place
Measurements
12.6 mm diameter
L15mm x W15mm x D 5mm
L15mm x W15mm x D 5mm
Media/Materials description
Egyptian faience is a ceramic material with a siliceous body and brightly coloured glaze.
Faience (composed of quartz, alkaline salts [natron or plant ash], lime, and metallic mineral-based colorant)
Glaze (formed by alkali and lime reacting with silica to form the glaze)
Blue glaze created with copper
Faience (composed of quartz, alkaline salts [natron or plant ash], lime, and metallic mineral-based colorant)
Glaze (formed by alkali and lime reacting with silica to form the glaze)
Blue glaze created with copper
History and use
Faience, a white ceramic material mostly composed of crushed quartz, was known from the Predynastic period, and widely used thereafter.
Registration number
E6109.5
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