A large Indian silver-inlaid alloy Bidri flask (Surahi), Deccan, India, 19th century, of bulbous form on a splayed foot with long flaring neck and domed lid with bud finial, profusely inlaid with silver with an interlace of vines and foliate friezes, 36 cm. high. A large Indian silver-inlaid alloy Bidri flask (Surahi), Deccan, India, 19th century, of bulbous form on a splayed foot with long flaring neck and domed lid with bud finial, profusely inlaid with silver with an interlace of vines and foliate friezes, 36 cm. high.