Medieval European Niello Reliquaries

中世纪欧洲乌银圣物匣

type:case-study · level:beginner · material:silver · variant:sulfide · scale:decorative-object · equipment:furnace · stage:finishing

标签：案例,圣物匣,中世纪,银胎,黑银对比

12 世纪欧洲银匠以乌银填充圣物匣上的细密铭文与圣像轮廓，黑银对比强烈、历经千年仍清晰。其成功关键在于银胎纯度高、沟槽深且洁净、回火温度均匀。

12th-century European silversmiths filled reliquary inscriptions and saint outlines with niello; the strong black-silver contrast survives a millennium. Success hinged on high-purity silver, deep clean grooves, and even annealing temperature. ---