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Subject: Ruler and his Advisors, From an unidentified state, 19th c. Silver inlay was hammered into recessed areas in a bowl made of a zinc-copper alloy. A chemical paste was then used to blacken the object. Though this kind of inlaid metalwork is named after Bidar in Hyderabad state (currently in Karnataka), cities as far north as Delhi, Faizabad (Uttar Pradesh), and Purnea (or Purniah, Bengal) were major bidri-producing centers.