Wooden casket inlaid with ivory, ebony and silver in a background design of linked hexagons, known as sadeli work. The top has three oval painted miniatures of Indian buildings including the Taj Mahal, four on the front and back face and one on either end. All on a rectangular plinth on four turned wood bun shaped feet. Lined in grey velvet. Sadeli work originated in Shiraz in Iran and then travelled eventually to India. It is formed by putting together rods of ivory (often stained green), metal, ebony or other woods into geometric patterns and slicing them transversely to then inlay into decorative pieces such as caskets, usually made of sandalwood.