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Preferred term

Niello  

Definition

  • A technique of decorating metal, usually gold or silver, by engraving it with designs that are then filled in with a black inlay [AAT]

Notation

  • 116044

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-SH35M139-7

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