[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [The British Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm) › Casket # Casket Casket. Lingam container of the type used by the Lingayat sect of Karnataka. Made up of four separate elements held together by a single thread. Inside is a lingam of black soapstone. Made of silver, beaten, cast and soldered. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1700–1899 CE - **Place:** Bijâpur (16.8244, 75.7154) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1897-0617-1-1-5](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.bm.1897-0617-1-1-5) · Pramāṇa