Niello
（重定向自Niellist）
![7th century Anglo-Saxon gold belt buckle with discreet niello accents, from Sutton Hoo.](/Images/godic/202501/29/Belt_buckle1037.jpg")
![Diptych with Nativity and Adoration, silver and niello, engraved and gilded, copper alloy frame, Paris, c. 1500, The Cloisters](/Images/godic/202501/29/Diptych_with_nativity_and_adoration,_silver_and_niello,_engraved_and_guilded,_copper_alloy_frame,_Paris,_c1500,_The_Cloisters1037.jpg")
![](/Images/godic/202501/29/Niello-technik_mindener_kreuz1037.jpg")
Niello is a black mixture of copper, silver, and lead sulphides, used as an inlay on engraved or etched metal. The Egyptians are credited with originating niello decoration, which spread throughout Europe during the late Iron Age and is common in Anglo-Saxon, Celtic and other types of Early Medieval jewellery.