[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Box and cover # Box and cover This box and cover was probably made in the Deccan in the 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:** 1600–1700 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-2066-1883](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-2066-1883) · Pramāṇa