A style of decorative metalwork from Hyderabad, India, featuring steel inlaid with brass and silver.
Named after Bidar (or Bidar Mahal), the region in India where this distinctive metalwork technique was developed, reaching peak popularity in the 17th-18th centuries.
Bidri work represents a perfect blend of Islamic Persian techniques and Indian craft traditions—the steel gets chemically treated to turn black, making the brass and silver inlays gleam like stars.
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