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# Ewer

This ewer was made in the Deccan region of India in the mid-17th century and belongs to a class of metalwares known as "bidri". Bidri is a technique known only in the Indian subcontinent, and takes its name from the city of Bidar, in the present-day state of Karnatika, where it is thought to have originated.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1625–1675 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-11-1973](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-11-1973) · Pramāṇa
