Niello (technique)

Esquema

Getty AAT: Processes and techniques by specific type

Jerarquía

<additive and joining processes and techniques> > <surface covering processes and techniques> > inlay (process)

Descripción

A technique of decorating metal, usually gold or silver, by engraving it with designs that are then filled with a black inlay. Prints are sometimes made from the engraved metal before inlaying.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300054022

Otros términos

  • niellotechniek [nl]
  • niel (técnicas de aplicación) [es]