Lane, Arthur, Early Islamic Pottery: Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Persia, Faber Monographs on Pottery and Porcelain (London: Faber and Faber, 1947), p. 42, pl. 74 a
fritware
Ceramic material composed of ground quartz and small quantities of clay and finely ground frit (frit is obtained by pouring molten glass into water).
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