Khatam-kari, a celebrated craft of Shiraz and Isfahan, is the art of doing what?

• A Painting miniatures on lacquered pen boxes
• B Inlaying surfaces with tiny polygonal mosaics of wood, bone and metal ✓
• C Engraving floral designs into copper trays
• D Weaving gold thread into silk cloth

Khatam artisans fuse thin rods of different materials, slice them, and inlay the star-patterned pieces onto boxes and frames.