Egyptian Phoenicia Distinctive
blue color
During the late Middle Ages Egyptian phaeton was widely exported to the ancient world and produced locally in many areas. It can be found in Mesopotamia around the Mediterranean Other forms of phaeton and phaeton figurines were used in almost all forms of ancient Egyptian jewelry including plates bowls cups and wall tiles primarily used in temples. The well-known blue hippopotamus statuettes placed in tombs as well as beads are common in ancient Egyptian and Near Eastern contexts However this term is not entirely accurate as these objects are not associated with glazed pottery A number of ceramicists are experimenting with Egyptian pottery Some of the compositions are similar to the original formula This material resists flow until it collapses and cracks due to limited plastic deformation and low collapse strengthGreenish blue cartouche-shaped inkwell. Late Period. 26th dynasty. 664–525 B.C.
/ Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The characteristics of functional glazes however are the possibility of adding glaze ingredients to quartz sand materials as well as the use of pre-fused glazes in later periods Recent excavations at the archaeological sites of Amarna and Abydos have enriched our knowledge of the production of ancient ceramics recovered from earlier sites Faenz from various periods in Egypt such as floral motifs inlaid on tile fragments Schwabti baskets Sekhmet and Bastet amulets and crossword puzzles on inlaid terracotta tiles believed to be from the palace of Pharaoh Ramses II or III measure 11.5 cm in height Some of the soda-based ceramic vases date back to the New Kingdom of Egypt
Turquoise Faience Ring With Aegis of Nefthys (945-715 BCE). Egypt,
Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 22nd. / Sadigh Gallery's Ancient Egyptian Faience Cat Faience
Cat Ancient Egypt 26th Dynasty / image credit : sadigh.weebly
The symbols embedded in the blue glaze can evoke both the Nile the waters of heaven and the home of the gods while the green color may evoke images of rebirth rebirth and vegetation In the New Kingdom the replacement called the faenz was also found In the Predynastic period glazed steatite and faenz beads associated with precious gems were found at the tombs of Naqada Badar El Amrah Matmar Harakeh Avadiyed and El Gerzeh Since the appearance of the phoenix in the archaeological records of ancient Egypt the chosen glazes have varied in shades of blue-green When glazed with these colors the composition of the glaze material has always remained consistent with the generally accepted phoenix glazes
