Thesaurus Term/Concept: FAIENCE

Identifier	75358
Class	OBJECT MATERIAL
Status	Preferred
Index?	Yes
Scope Note	A glass-like compound first made in ancient Egypt. It involves coating a core material of powdered quartz with a vitreous alkaline glaze. Also the name given to a tin-glazed earthenware.

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Context	Record
Find Material	FSF17212: BEAD (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Find Material	FSF17346: BEAD (Early Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 1501 BC)
Find Material	FSF39266: FIGURINE (Unknown date)