A Technical Note on Niello

Newman, Richard; Dennis, Jamie; Farrell, Elaine

doi:10.1179/019713682806028568

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“…3). [1][2][3][4][5][6] Black bronze, on the other hand, is a copper alloy whose surface has been darkened or patinated through chemical baths. Precious metal, generally gold, must first be present in this copper alloy.…”

Section: Definition Of Niello and Black Patinated Bronzementioning

confidence: 99%

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The Mycenaean pictorial daggers: Patina and inlay

Thomas¹

2005

Surface Engineering

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Recent laboratory analysis of several of the celebrated Mycenaean daggers from Bronze Age Greece has raised the possibility that the black material in the pictorial designs is a black patinated bronze, not the black inlaid sulphide paste known as 'niello' that has traditionally been thought to be a hallmark of these weapons. The identity of the black material is important because it is a key factor in the scholarly search for the origins and migration of exotic metallurgy around the eastern Mediterranean in the second millennium BC. This paper critiques the laboratory analyses that have been performed over the last 15 years on Bronze Age Aegean daggers, calling into question the recent implications that the black material in all these daggers is black patinated bronze essentially identical with Japanese shakudo. My critique, supported by newly reported analyses of other ancient black inlaid objects, reopens the possibility that Mycenaean craftsmen were skilled in producing and working with both forms of black surfaces: patinated bronze and inlaid niello.

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Section: Definition Of Niello and Black Patinated Bronzementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Such testing has already been successfully accomplished on many delicately inlaid ancient and medieval objects containing niello (see Refs. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]15; and in Ref. 5, esp.…”

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The Mycenaean pictorial daggers: Patina and inlay

Thomas¹

2005

Surface Engineering

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“…(Niello is a copper/silver alloy with a minor content of lead having compact sulfides of composite metals.) [3][4] In addition to this, freshly excavated copper artifacts normally covered with different types of copper compounds, including sulfides, also need protection against their deterioration. It is indeed a big challenge to conservators and no fool-proof technique is available that can protect such artifacts without changing their surface conditions.…”

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Role of Self-Assembled Monolayer of 1,2,3-Benzotriazole in Protecting Copper Artifacts Covered with Sulfide Film

Singh

Pandya²

2010

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Corrosion inhibition of the self-assembled monolayer (SAM) of 1,2,3-Benzotriazole (BTAH) on virgin and sulfide-covered (tarnished) copper surfaces was studied using impedance, scanning electron microscopy, and Raman spectroscopy. SAM on preexisting sulfide film develops a more improved protection than on the virgin surface. Addition of HSions and nonionic surface active agents (NIS) in SAM-forming solution deteriorate its properties. Raman spectroscopy established formation of polymeric film by adsorption of triazolate ion rather than triazole molecule. A scheme is suggested for improved inhibition of SAM on tarnished copper. Studies indicate a predominant cathodic control of corrosion reaction by the SAM film.

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“…Byzantine doors were decorated with precious goldsmith's work, made using the techniques of inlay and niello [12][13][14][15]. From the iconographic point of view, these doors contain representations of Christ, the Virgin Mary, the Archangels, or the titular saints of the church.…”

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Non-Destructive In Situ Investigation of the Study of a Medieval Copper Alloy Door in Canosa di Puglia (Southern Italy)

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This paper reports the analyses carried out on the medieval copper alloy door (1111–1118 AD) of the mausoleum of Boemondo d’Altavilla in Canosa di Puglia (Southern Italy). The studied door is the smallest medieval bronze door extant in Italy and, unlike the other Byzantine doors, was most probably made in Canosa di Puglia and not in Constantinople. Analyses were performed to assess the chemical composition of the alloy patinas using a portable energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (ED-XRF) instrument designed at the University of Salento. The experimental results suggested that the two door leaves have the same chemical composition, even if they appear different in both style and size. Furthermore, the alloy used for the door is different from the other previously-analyzed Byzantine bronze doors. The obtained results can be used in the future to compare the chemical composition of other Byzantine doors in order to better understand the manufacture of these precious artifacts.

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A Technical Note on Niello

Cited by 9 publications

References 2 publications

The Mycenaean pictorial daggers: Patina and inlay

The Mycenaean pictorial daggers: Patina and inlay

Role of Self-Assembled Monolayer of 1,2,3-Benzotriazole in Protecting Copper Artifacts Covered with Sulfide Film

Non-Destructive In Situ Investigation of the Study of a Medieval Copper Alloy Door in Canosa di Puglia (Southern Italy)

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