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fritware


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  • fritware
  • stone-paste

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Ceramics medium used widely, but perfected in the Islamic world during 10th-11th centuries. Fritware (also known as stonepaste) employs a body made primarily of ground quartz with small amounts of refined clay and fused glass. This fabric allows for a firmer and whiter body than earthenware.

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