faience
noun
fa·ience
fā-ˈän(t)s 
fī-,
-ˈäⁿs
variants
or faïence
: earthenware decorated with opaque colored glazes
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Natron bubbling out of pale saline lakes in the Wadi Natron (west of the Nile) was used in making the blue glaze faience for amulets such as Taweret’s and the scarab beetles such as those produced in a delta factory.
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Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
The works also showcase several techniques that are innovating in horology, such as Longwy enamel on faience and wood micro-marquetry – this year gracing a dome table clock for the first time.
—Carol Besler, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Here the treatment does include a clay crocodile figurine with faience eyes and a mouth full of grain.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 12 Jan. 2025
Along with the 11 sealed burials, the archaeologists also found jewelry, necklaces, bracelets, armlets, two copper mirrors with ivory handles, and scarab rings and girdles made of carnelian, garnet, faience and feldspar.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 3 Nov. 2024
The necklace was designed as a graduated fringe, according to Hancocks London, and features motifs such as a winged enamel scarab, a large faience scarab and a carved carnelian shell.
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
New York City’s Fred F. French Building incorporated all of these details and more through many Mesopotamian details, including colorful bas reliefs and faience depicting winged beasts at the top of the building.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2024
Archaeologists also uncovered necklaces made from carnelian and faience beads – types of semi-precious stones used by the ancient Egyptians – as well as half a bronze ring.
—Eyad Kourdi, CNN, 17 Sep. 2024
Weapons used in battle, as well as hunting tools, personal artifacts, and hygiene products like ivory kohl applicators, carnelian and faience beads, scarabs, and protective amulets identified at the site reveal greater insights about the occupant’s daily lives and practices.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2024
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Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
The works also showcase several techniques that are innovating in horology, such as Longwy enamel on faience and wood micro-marquetry – this year gracing a dome table clock for the first time.
—Carol Besler, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Here the treatment does include a clay crocodile figurine with faience eyes and a mouth full of grain.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 12 Jan. 2025
Along with the 11 sealed burials, the archaeologists also found jewelry, necklaces, bracelets, armlets, two copper mirrors with ivory handles, and scarab rings and girdles made of carnelian, garnet, faience and feldspar.
—Brie Stimson, Fox News, 3 Nov. 2024
The necklace was designed as a graduated fringe, according to Hancocks London, and features motifs such as a winged enamel scarab, a large faience scarab and a carved carnelian shell.
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
New York City’s Fred F. French Building incorporated all of these details and more through many Mesopotamian details, including colorful bas reliefs and faience depicting winged beasts at the top of the building.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2024
Archaeologists also uncovered necklaces made from carnelian and faience beads – types of semi-precious stones used by the ancient Egyptians – as well as half a bronze ring.
—Eyad Kourdi, CNN, 17 Sep. 2024
Weapons used in battle, as well as hunting tools, personal artifacts, and hygiene products like ivory kohl applicators, carnelian and faience beads, scarabs, and protective amulets identified at the site reveal greater insights about the occupant’s daily lives and practices.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Faience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/faience. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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