This is a medium turned brass Indian Lassi Cup, collected in Pakistan but probably dating back to Independence and Seperation in 1947, so Indian historically.
These cups were used for water or cold yoghurt “Lassi” drinks.

Basically a truncated cone of turned brass with residual “silver” from the tinning that was done to seperate and protect the drink from the brass.
Three dark engraved brass borders define two bands of “tinned” story boards with foliage and clothed creatures .
The top “silvery” field has a kneeling elephant in an elaborate striped outfit and afriskytriped lion or tiger with a doglike head.
These two figures are seperated as they face to the right by bushes whish sympathetically grow right continuing the rythm.
A lower band has a prancing caparisonned horse then a man or god facing left against the rythm of the intervening bushes.
The lovely old deep brassy patina contrasts well with the relaxed worn surface of the tinned areas worn thin with handling and in places almost transparent revealing the tone of the brass beneath.

There’s also a punched initial “V=1” at the top of the last image, possibly an earlier owners name (?)

The metals both have a nice patina of age an would lose a lot of age and character if polished.

So don’t polish it you’ll remove some of the tinning and reduce the brass surface to shiny new.
If you want that buy a new one!

We may still have a few similar pieces to see them just search for "lassi cup" on this site.

Age: Early/Mid 20th Century.

Size: H 190m m x 96 mm (Top diameter.) x 60 mm (Base diameter.)

Weight: 542 grams.