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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 3125208, member: 8267"]It is in the style of Egyptian faience, but something about the color and distribution of the glaze looks off to me. Most true Egyptian faience is self-glazing - meaning the materials which form the glaze are present in the body of the paste, and the glaze forms during the firing process. "Most ancient faience objects have glaze covering their entire surface, and most show no traces that indicate how they were supported in the kiln during firing." The technique and materials produce a translucent but more matte, evenly colored surface. Your piece looks more like a modern glaze applied to a clay body, particularly in the way that it has run across the bottom of the figure.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/egfc/hd_egfc.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/egfc/hd_egfc.htm" rel="nofollow">https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/egfc/hd_egfc.htm</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 3125208, member: 8267"]It is in the style of Egyptian faience, but something about the color and distribution of the glaze looks off to me. Most true Egyptian faience is self-glazing - meaning the materials which form the glaze are present in the body of the paste, and the glaze forms during the firing process. "Most ancient faience objects have glaze covering their entire surface, and most show no traces that indicate how they were supported in the kiln during firing." The technique and materials produce a translucent but more matte, evenly colored surface. Your piece looks more like a modern glaze applied to a clay body, particularly in the way that it has run across the bottom of the figure. [URL]https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/egfc/hd_egfc.htm[/URL][/QUOTE]
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