Faience (composite material)
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Jerarquía
<materials by composition> > combination inorganic/organic material > composite material
Descripción
A composite material consisting of a body of sintered quartz coupled with an alkaline glaze surface, and used for decorating beads, amulets, figurines, and other small objects. It was invented in Mesopotamia or Iran ca. 4500 BCE, and produced through the mid-7th century CE.
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Otros términos
- faience (samengesteld materiaal) [nl]
- 彩陶 [zh]
- cǎi táo [zh]
- cai tao [zh]
- ts'ai t'ao [zh]
- sintered quartz [en]
- glazed frit [en]
- composition (composite faience) [en]
- paste (composite faience) [en]