Niello Slate Trinket Box with Bone Portrait
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A niello detailed slate trinket box., matt black slate body in a slender rectangular form, detailed to outer with geometric niello work, centrally embellished with oval bone portrait, hinged. Height 2.5 cm, length 12.5 cm, width 10 cm
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- Niello - A compound made up of lead silver copper and sulphur that is black in colour, and applied to the engraved areas of silver items, thus highlighting the engraving by making the black niello detail stand out from the silver background. It was used on edged weapons from the Renaisance onwards, and also by Russian crafstmen of the19th century.
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