Transcription: Fayence Maker. Egyptians made beads, figurines, and tiles out of faience. Faience is a bright blue glassy material. It is made to look like lapis lazuli, a blue semi-precious stone. In ancient Egypt, faience was made by covering a carved piece of soapstone with copper ores. The soapstone could be in any shape, such as the shape of a bead or a doll. The stone was heated in a closed container over a hot fire. The faience maker blew air into the fire through a tube to make the fire hotter. When the soapstone was removed from the fire, the copper ore had melted and the stone was covered with brigh ...
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