GENERAL DESCRIPTION
A glazed, colorful ceramic pottery called faience was invented in Mesopotamia ca. 4500 B.C.E., adopted by the ancient Egyptians, and produced until the mid-7th century C.E. Used for ancient objects such as decorating beads, amulets, figurines, and other small objects, it is distinguished from later European earthenware, which is known by the same name.
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Getty Vocabulary, AAT (faience (ancient objects): AAT: 300265177)
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Apply to objects where number equals 2009.25.4
apply to content where tag_value equals 300265177
Apply to objects where number equals 1963.23.1-4
apply to content where content contains faience
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General Description
A glazed, colorful ceramic pottery called faience was invented in Mesopotamia ca. 4500 B.C.E., adopted by the ancient Egyptians, and produced until the mid-7th century C.E. Used for ancient objects such as decorating beads, amulets, figurines, and other small objects, it is distinguished from later European earthenware, which is known by the same name.
Drawn from
Getty Vocabulary, AAT (faience (ancient objects): AAT: 300265177)
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
(digitized/non-digitized)
Web Resources
Notes
rules
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Objects
number
Equals
2009.25.4
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tag_value
Equals
300265177
Apply To
Objects
number
Equals
1963.23.1-4
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Content
content
Contains
faience
source file
materials_and_techniques-0158.xml.nores