#niello

[thatshowthingstarted]

Dagger with inlaid Griffin,

Knossos, Crete, Greece. 1450-1375 BC. 

Bronze, ivory, gold and silver. 

“It is a short copper sword, 40 cm long. It has an elephant apple and an elephant-lined handle, which has been fixed with gold-plated silks. The sword has an insert decoration of a sitting flu with open gold wings on both sides. 

This is the technique of ink insert decoration, formerly called niello and with it the famous Mycenaian Greek textbooks have been manufactured.The insert trim was done inside a cut, which followed the outline of the copper alloy-based fluoride by applying gold and silver foil to the shaped surface of the sword... "

( an interview with Dr. Athanasia Kanda with the theme: "The City of Knososos, a "timeless" center of worship. "

Ephorate of Antiquities of Heraklion © Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports / Hellenic Organization of Cultural Resources Development

#art #design #dagger #griffin #knossos #crete #greece #bronze #ivory #gold #silver #style #history #antic #antiquity #ephorate of antiquities of herakliion #culture #sword #niello

[garland-on-thy-brow]

"Some of the earliest uses [of niello in Roman art], from 1–300 AD, seem to be small statuettes and brooches of big cats, where niello is used for the stripes of tigers and the spots on panthers; these were very common in Roman art, as creatures of Bacchus." - Wikipedia

Caelius approves.

#niello #cat

[thecreakingdoor]

You know me, I love a dig in a box of bits and bobs at a junk market and was excited to discovered these fascinating Mekhala Goddess artefacts and had to bring them home with me. The two oblong drops are Nielloware which is a Thai/Siam technique that involves carving a design into the silver, (usually gods and goddesses), then using dark niello (similar to enamel but made of alloy metals) to fill in the negative space. These hand crafted pieces feature delicate silver carvings of Mekhala, in an airborne pursuit by Ramasoon, god of Thunder. Ramasoon, frustrated by his fruitless chase, throws his axe at Mekhala and she deflects his blow with the crystal ball in her hand, creating a bright flash of light across the sky. The collision causes a booming rattle, thus creating thunder and lightning. I've upcycled these mystical treasures with sterling silver wires, ceramic beads and Czech glass beads. They are available in my Etsy shop. . . . #niello #nielloware #mekhala #goddessearrings #goddessoflightning #mythology #ancientmythology #thaiearrings #siam #ramasoon #mysticearrings #ancientartefacts #assemblageart #assemblagejewelry #thunderandlightning #ramakien #engravedsilver #vintagejewelry https://www.instagram.com/p/CeD2zvwN8y3/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#niello #nielloware #mekhala #goddessearrings #goddessoflightning #mythology #ancientmythology #thaiearrings #siam #ramasoon #mysticearrings #ancientartefacts #assemblageart #assemblagejewelry #thunderandlightning #ramakien #engravedsilver #vintagejewelry

[horses-in-art-history]

Arabesque with Knight an Italian niello print from the National Gallery of Art Washington, D.C.

(Picture source for Arabesque with Knight)

#arabesque #niello print #art #horses #art history #horse #horse art #knight #knights #anonymous artist

[nuveau-deco]

Skull-Shaped Pendant Watch. Swiss origin, from Geneva. Designed and constructed in two parts: watch movement (mechanism) by Isaac Penard, ca. 1650; skull case likely by the Firm of Moulinié, Bautte & Moynier, ca. 1810-1820. Materials are silver, nielloed silver, gilded brass and steel.

(Source: metmuseum.org)

#watch #timepiece #pocket watch #pendant watch #accessories #17th century #19th century #issac penard #firm of moulinie bautte & moynier #swiss design #decorative arts #skull #silver #nielloed silver #brass #steel #cc0 #grey #b&w

[blueiskewl]

European Medieval Silver Gilt Dish with Niello Lion Ca. 1200-1400 AD

Western Europe, Likely Limoges  A finely modelled dish from Western Europe, highly likely from Limousin region of France, renowned for its enamel production. The centre tondo is delicately crafted in niello inlay gilded with a mythological animal, possibly a lion with long curling tail. The tondo is surrounded by a conical shaped border with zigzag decoration; The internal section is gilt inlaid with decoration in silver; the centre portrays a star-shape motif above the tondo, conjoined by a interwined decoration. The reverse side portrays a shallow body with conical shaped incised tondo modelled to a defined style. The tondo is decorated with a star-shaped motif of which is conjoined conical shaped connectives, intertwined by zoomorphic decoration.

49.56.8.Size: L:142mm / W:22.7mm ; 109.53g.

#European Medieval Silver Gilt Dish with Niello Lion Ca. 1200-1400 AD #silver #silver dish #ancient artifacts #archeology #archeolgst #history #history news #ancient history #ancient culture #ancient civilizations

[res3000]

#Table snuffbox #Niello scenes after a print entitled Naufrage (Shipwreck) by Jacques de Lajoüe French #ca. 1745–50 #gold #shell #sea #sea monster

[klgtsjfxki3n1x]

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#roemers #drop-off #equilibration #nielloed #egressAstronomy #gudgeoned #pinkamena #guesstimates #avolate #noneidetic #disserviceable #novelism #gnostically #denigration #greillade #aurilave #Fuld #dispossed #histology #earbob

[gqmevr8aye]

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#apokrea #enlargement #longimetric #şiirler #roemers #drop-off #equilibration #nielloed #egressAstronomy #gudgeoned #pinkamena #guesstimates #avolate #noneidetic #disserviceable #novelism #gnostically #denigration #greillade #aurilave

[memories-of-ancients]

Rock crystal pendant with niello mounts. The crystal was from Egypt and dates to around 900-1000 AD. The mounts are French and dated to around 1300 AD

from the Victoria and Albert Musuem

#history #antiquities #art #jewelry #jewellery #middle ages #medieval art

[artifacts-archive]

Box-shaped brooch

Viking, 800-1100 CE

Gilded bronze box brooch, with silver inlay decorated with niello. The decoration is openwork.

#artifact #Sweden #Viking #brooch

[thesilicontribesman]

Sutton Hoo Anglo-Saxon Great Gold Buckle, Early 600CE, The British Museum, London.

A masterpiece of early medieval craftwork, the buckle is made from over 400 grams of gold and black niello.

#anglosaxonart #anglo saxon warrior #anglo saxon burial #anglo saxon #belt buckle #buckle #archaeology #gold #wealth #relic #status #artefact #british museum

[starfata]

When I went to see the Galloway Hoard exhibit in person, I copied the links from the three QR codes and sent them to my family. The general information was on the placards, but 3D models are cool on their own.

The Galloway hoard is a huge find, these items among others were deliberately buried in order to protect them- and then no one went back for them. For over a thousand years, the hoard lay undisturbed until it was discovered by a metal detectorist in 2014.

#Galloway hoard #Museum #History #Viking #Nms #National museum scotland #Viking age

[peashooter-in-exile]

Small saber with gilt nielloed silver mounts, Dagestan, 20th century

from Hermann Historica

#history #antiques #sword #swords

[pwlanier]

A Silver and Copper Purim Grogger, Moshe Smilovici, Tel-Aviv, Circa, 1945

Hammered copper handle and frame, engraved in Hebrew: "cursed Haman, blessed Mordechai", on the front, and in the back is engraved "Haman and all the members of his household on the gallows were hung" . A Silver plaque depicting a seated Mordechai and the horse, are soldered to the grogger and decorated with an encasement of semi-precious stone.

Moshe Smilovici, 1912-1962, a Tel Aviv silver and goldsmith, who worked in silver, sometimes enhanced with niello or gems.

Appel Auctions

#judaica

[theancientwayoflife]

~ Amulet case, silver inlaid with niello.

Place of origin: Iran or Afghanistan

Date: A.D. 10th-11th century

#10th century #11th century #history #museum #archaeology #amulet case #iran #Afghanistan