Description
This intriguing and very old necklace features what is termed faience terra cotta, with a raised figure that appears to be bathing. The pendant measures 2.5″ x 1.75″. It has crackling or crazing throughout. The chain is also very old and measure 48″ long. It has no markings.
“Faience is a glazed ceramic known for producing bright colours, especially blues, turquoises and greens. It is produced from quartz or sand crystals mixed with other compounds, finished with a vitreous alkaline glaze to the surface.”
When was faience first used?
“fifth millennium B.C.
Faience first appeared at the end of the fifth millennium B.C. and has occurred in various forms up to the present day. It may have been invented in the ancient Near East following the development of an alkaline glaze on quartz stones.”
