Faience

(noun)

Glazed ceramic ware.

Related Terms

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Examples of Faience in the following topics:

  • Etruscan Artifacts

    • Indeed, at some Etruscan tombs, physical evidence of trade has been found in the form of grave goods, including fine faience ware cups, which was likely the result of trade with Egypt.
  • Nubia and Ancient Culture

    • These two groups traded gold, copper tools, faience, stone vessels, pots, and more.
  • Ancient Egyptian Art

    • Faience was sintered-quartz ceramic with surface vitrification used to create relatively cheap, small objects in many colors, but most commonly blue-green.
  • The Rise of Egyptian Civilization

    • Mud bricks were mass-produced, copper was used for tools and weapons, and silver, gold, lapis, and faience were used as decorations.
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