Indian Pietra Dura Table Top with Geometric Motif

A black bullseye, a wheel of colored spokes, and a ring of polka dots keeping order.

This pietra dura table top with geometric motif comes from Rajasthan, India, and is contemporary work in hardstone. Pietra dura, the inlay of cut and polished stones fitted so closely the joints nearly vanish, reached India through Mughal workshops and is still practiced in Rajasthan. At the center a black disc sits within a wheel of red, cream, orange and veined segments, bound by a golden ring. Dark brown marble gives way to a white band set with ovals, squares and dots, then black and oxblood outer rings. It is 30 inches in diameter and 1 inch high.

Somebody measured twice and cut a great many times.