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Originally Posted by Alam Shah
The desired pattern is cut rather deeply into the object to be ornamented and
the hollow filled with molten alloy of silver, copper, lead. It is then heated, rubbed with borax, again heated, allowed to cool, rubbed smooth and burnished. Darkened areas remain in the crevices after the object is polished.  |
Alam
I am not an expert on decoration but I have seen a lot of niello, new and old, and I am not sure that it is made with this technique. In places that niello is worn, there is no engraving under. I think they made it direct on silver.
Battara?