Faience
(noun)
Glazed ceramic ware.
Examples of Faience in the following topics:
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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.
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Nubia and Ancient Culture
- These two groups traded gold, copper tools, faience, stone vessels, pots, and more.
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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.
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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.